¶ These thinges ensuynge are ioyned with thys present volume of the Byble.
¶ A Kalendar with an Almanack.
¶ A description and successe of the kynges
of Iuda and Ierusalem, declaring wh&ebar;
∧ vnder what kinges euery Prophet lyued.
And what notable thinges happened in their
tymes.
¶ An exhortacion to the study of the holy
Scripture gathered out of the Bible,
¶ The summe and content of all the holy
Scripture both of the Olde and Newe Testament.
A table for to fynde many of the chiefe ∧
principall matters conteyned in the Byble.
¶ The names of all the bokes of the Byble,
with the content of the Chapters.
¶ A brief rehersall declaryng how longe
the worlde hath endured from the creacion
of Adam vnto this presente yeare of oure
Lorde. M. D. xlix.
¶ And also Prologues to the .v. bokes of
Moyses, and before the Prophete Ionas,
and to euery of the foure Euangelistes, and
before euery Epistle of the new Testament.
And after euery Chapter of the booke are
there added many playne annotacions and
exposicions of such places as vnto the simple
vnlearned seame. harde to vnderstande.
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¶ An exhortacion to the study of the holy Scripture, gathered oute of the Byble.
Chryst vnto the people.
John.v.
&rhand; Searche the Scriptures: For they are
they that testefye of me.
Paull to Timothy.
ij.Tymo.iij.
&rhand; All Scripture geuen by inspiracion of
God, is profitable to teache, to improue, to
amende and to iustruct in righteousnes, that
the man of God maye be perfect and prepared
to all good workes.
The same to the.
Roma.xv.
&rhand; What thynges soeuer are wrytten, are
written for our learning: that we thorow pacience
and comforth of the scripture, might
haue hope.
Salomon. Prouer.xxx.
&rhand; All the wordes of God are pure and cleane
it is a shylde vnto them that put their truste
in it. Put nothyng vnto hys wordes, lest he
reproue the and thou be founde a lyar.
Moses to the people.
Deut.xii.
&rhand; Ye shall not do euery man what seameth
hym good in hys owne eyes: But whatsoeuer
I commaunde you, that take hede ye do:
and put nought therto, nor take ought there
from.
The Lord vnto Iosua.
Iosue.i.
&rhand; Let not the boke of this lawe depart out
of thy mouth: But recorde therein daye and
night, that thou mayest be circumspect to do
according to all that is written therin. For
then shalt thou make thy waye prosperous,
and then shalte thou haue vnderstandynge.
Turne from th&ebar; neyther to the right hande
nor to the lefte: that thou mayest haue vnderstandyng
in all that thou takest in h&abar;de.
The same to the people.
&rhand; And thou shalte shewe thy sonne at that
tyme, sayinge: This is done because of that
whiche the Lorde did vnto me when I came
out of Egipt. Therfore it shalbe a signe vnto
the vpon thyne hande, and a remembraunce
betwene thyne eyes, that the Lordes lawe
maye be in thy mouth. For with a str&obar;g h&abar;de
the Lorde brought the out of Egipt.
Moses. Deutero.xxxi.
&rhand; Se that thou reade this lawe before all
Israel in their eares. Gather the people together,
both men, women, ∧ chyldren, ∧ the
straungers that are in thy cytyes: that they
maye heare, learne, ∧ feare the Lorde youre
God, to kepe all the wordes of thys lawe.
¶ The summe and content of al the holy Scripture, both of the Olde and New Testament.
noteFirst the holy writynges of the
Byble teache vs, that there is
one God, almighty, that hathe
neither beginning nor endinge:
whiche of hys owne goodnes
dyd create all thinges: of whome all thynges
proceade, and without whome there is
nothyng: whiche is righteous and merciful
and whiche worketh all thynges in all after
hys will: of whome it maye not be dema&ubar;ded
wherfore he doth this or that.
noteThen that this very God
dyd create Adam the fyrste man after hys
owne Image and similitude, ∧ did ordeyne ∧
appoynt hym Lord of all the creatures in þe;
earth. Whych Adam by the enuy of the deuell,
dysobeying the commaundem&ebar;t of hys
maker, and dyd fyrst synne, ∧ brought synne
into thys worlde, such and so great, that we
which be sprong of hym after the fleshe, are
subdued vnto synne, death, and damnacion,
brought vnder þe; yocke ∧ tiranie of the deuel. note
noteAnd further that Chryste
Iesus hys sonne was promised of God the
father, to be a sauour to this Adam, Abrah&abar;,
Isaac, Iacob, Dauid and the other fathers:
which should deliuer them from their sinnes
and tyranny of the deuell, that with a quicke
∧ lyuyng fayth wolde beleue this promes, ∧
trust to this Iesus Christe, hopynge to haue
this deliueraunce of and by hym. And truly
this promes, is very oft rehearced in the bokes
of the Olde testament is this promes:
as it is called the New, whiche teacheth that
this promes is fulfilled.
And that in the meane
season whyle the fathers loke for saluacyon
and deliueraunce promised, because m&abar;nes
nature is suche that he not onely can not,
but also will not confesse him self to be a sinner,
and specially suche a synner that hathe
nede of the sauyng health promised, the lawe
was geuen where through men might know
sinne, and that they are synners: when they
se that they do none of the thynges that the
lawe commaundeth, with so gladde ∧ wyllynge
a mynde as God requyreth: but rather
agaynste their willes, without affecci&obar;,
and as though they were constrayned with
the feare of that hell whiche the lawe threateneth,
sayinge: Cursed be he that maynteyneth
not all the woordes of thys law to kepe
them. And that thys lawe was geuen, too
the intent that synne and the malyce of mens
hert beynge thereby the better knowen, men
should the more feruently thryst the c&obar;ming
of Christ, whiche shoulde redeame them fr&obar;
their synnes: As it was figured vnto the Iewes
by many ceremonies, hostes, ∧ sacrifices:
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which were ordened of god, not to thint&ebar;t
to take awai sinnes, but to shew ∧ declare þt;
thei shuld be put away by faith þe; saluaci&obar;
promised thorow christ: ∧ which now are put
away by þe; c&obar;ming of þe; Christ, which is the
very host of þe; father þt; taketh away al sinne.
Last of al by the bokes of
the newe Testamente, we are taughte, that
Christ which was promised ∧ shadowed in
the olde Testam&ebar;t, is sent of þe; father, at such
time as he had determined in him self, at such
time (I say) as all wickednes florished. And
that he was sent not for any m&abar;s good workes
(for they all were sinners) but to the intent
þt; he wolde truly shew the aboundaunt
ryches of his grace, which he had promised.
In the newe Testamente
therfore it is most euid&ebar;tly declared, that Iesus
Christ þe; true l&abar;be ∧ hoste, is come to thintent
to rec&obar;cile vs to þe; father, paynge on the
crosse þe; punishm&ebar;t due vnto our sinnes and
to deliuer vs fr&obar; the b&obar;dage of þe; deuel (vnto
whome we serued through sinne) ∧ to make
vs þe; sonnes of God, sith he hath geu&ebar; vs the
true peace ∧ tr&abar;quillitie of c&obar;sci&ebar;ce, þt; we no
l&obar;ger do feare the paynes of hel: which feare
is put away by þe; fayth, c&obar;fid&ebar;ce ∧ assura&ubar;ce
that þe; father geueth vs drawing vs vnto his
s&obar;ne. For þe; faith is the gift of God, wherby
we beleue þt; Christ is come into this worlde
to saue sinners: whiche is of so greate pyth þt;
they which haue it, desire to performe all the
duties of loue to all m&ebar;, after the example of
Christ. For fayth ones receyued God geueth
his holy Ghost, wherewith he tokeneth and
marketh all that beleue: which is the pledge
∧ earnest that we shal suerly possesse euerlastinge
life, ∧ that geueth witnesse vnto oure
sprete, ∧ grafteth this fayth in vs, þt; we be þe;
sonnes of God: pouryng therewith the loue
into our hertes which Paul describeth ∧ setteth
out to note the Corinthians. By þe; fayth and
coufid&ebar;ce in Christ which by loue is mighty
in operacion, ∧ that sheweth it self thorow þe;
workes of loue, stirring men therto, by that
(I say) we are iustefied: that is by that faith,
Christes father (which is become oures also
thorow that Christ our brother) counteth vs
for righteous ∧ for his sonnes: imputing not
our sinnes vnto vs, thorow hys grace.
To conclude, he came to thintent that we
beyng clensed fr&obar; our sinnes, and sanctified
vnto God the father: that is, halowed vnto
the vse of the father to exercise good workes
reuying ∧ forsaking the workes of the fleshe,
should frely serue hym in righteousnes and
holines all our life long: thorow good worckes
which God hath ordeyned to thintent þt;
we should walke in th&ebar;, declaring our selfes
thereby too be suerly called vnto this grace:
whiche workes whosoeuer hathe not, declareth
that he hath not fayth in Christ.
Vnto whom we must come, ∧ folow him
with a chearful hert, that he may instructe ∧
teache vs: for he is our master, meke ∧ h&ubar;ble
of hert: he is our exemple of whom we must
learne the rule of good liuing: further, he is
our prest, hye bishop, ∧ only mediator: which
now sitteth on þe; right h&abar;de of God þe; father,
is our aduocate, ∧ praieth euer for vs: which
wil vndouted obtayn whatsoeuer we desyre,
eyther of him, or of his father in his name: if
we beleue þt; he wil do it when we requier it:
For so hath he promised. Let vs therfore not
doute (although we some time sinne) &wt; a c&obar;fidence
to come vnto him, ∧ with a lyuyng ∧
vndouting fayth, þt; we shal obtayn mercye.
For therfore came he to thintent to saue sinners:
neither requireth he any thing more of
vs, then to come vnto him without feare.
This is that Christ Iesus
which after he hath kylled the man of synne
with the breath of hys mouth shall sit in his
maiestie ∧ iudge all men, geuing vnto euery
one þt; workes of his body, according to þt; he
hath done, whether it be good or bad: And
that he shall saye vnto theym that shalbe on
hys ryghte hande. Come ye blessed chyldren
of my father, inheret ye the kyngedome prepared
for you from the beginnynge of the
worlde: And vnto them that shalbe on hys
left hande, Departe from me ye cursed, into
euerlastinge fyre: whiche is prepared for the
deuell and hys aungels. Then shall the ende
come and he shall deliuer vp the kyngdome
to God the father.
¶ To the intent that we
shoulde knowe thys, by the goodnes of God
workynge by hys holy sprete, are the holy
wrytynges of the Byble geuen vs: That
we shoulde knowe (I saye) and beleue that
there is one God, and Iesus Christe whome
he hath sent: and that in beleuyng we should
haue euerlastynge lyfe thorow his name.
Another foundacion then
this can no man laye. And sayncte Paull
desyreth that he be holden a curssed whyche
preacheth any other fayth and saluaci&obar;, then
onely by Iesus Christ: yea, although it were
an aungel of heauen.
For of hym, and thorow him, and for him
are all thynges: to whome, with the father ∧
the holy Ghoste, be honour ∧ glorie for euermore.
Amen.
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¶ To the moost puisant and mighty prince Edwarde the sixt, by the grace of God Kyng of Engl&abar;de, France ∧ Irelande, defender of the fayth, and of the churche of Englande ∧ also of Irelande, in earth the supreme head, your graces moost humble and obedient subiect Edm&ubar;de Becke wysheth all grace and peace from God, with long reygne, honor, health and prosperitie.
After long trauail, great paynes
and laboures atchieued, with no small expenses and charges, taken and susteyned
(moost puysant ∧ noble Prince) in ∧ about the edicion ∧ setting forth
of an handsome ∧ c&obar;modious Byble, with certayn sundrye Prologes, schollyes,
or brief Annotations (not heretofore in our natiue l&abar;guage published)
to the aduauncement ∧ promoting of Goddes glorie, your Maiesties honor,
and partly, to gratefy your graces louing subiectes, who sythen the time of
the impression of the Byble in the largest volume (the price of late tyme for the scarsite of the same
beyng, as semeth to them some thyng to excessiue) haue bene eyther greatly discoraged thereby from
bying of the same, or otherwyse not of abylite to disburse so much money for th&ebar;, were forsyd to lack
the fruytion therof, the foode of theyr soules, one of the greatest c&obar;modities, which they posses ∧ inioy
vnder God ∧ your graces permission here in earth. For what other are the base people, naye rather
all your graces subiectes, voyde of the knowlege of Goddes worde, ∧ ignorant in the same, th&ebar;
brutishe, sauage, destitute of al humanitie, replete with grosse errors, euer to learne, ∧ neuer learning
theyr duety to God, theyr allegiaunce to youre Maiestie, the loue to theyr neyghbours, the vse of
theyr wordly substance, ∧ all other benefites receyued of the abundant munificence ∧ large liberalitie
of God? The premisses therfore, moost noble Prince, diligently considered, ∧ with mature deliberation
well ∧ aduisedly weyd, after long consulting with my selfe, to whome of duety I oughte to
dedicate the frutes of myne industry ∧ trauayl, I haue boldely vpon hope of your pryncely benignitie,
attempted this interpryse, trustyng that your hyghnes will not onely condone ∧ pardone me
your graces humble and obedient subiect, but wil also of your natural inclination to gentilnes, wel
accept, ∧ in good parte take, my rude, ∧ simple lucubracions, trauayl, and dilig&ebar;ce herein employed
and susteyned, which, I your sayd h&ubar;ble ∧ obedient subiect, with all reuer&ebar;ce exhibit and dedicate to
your royal Maiestie, as to the moost worthy defendor, and principall patrone, nexte vnder God in
earth, therof. To what other person in earth doth the tuition and patronage of Gods boke so iustly
apertayn, as to kynges, princes, and hygh magistrates, whom the scripture vouchsafe to nominate
and call Goddes. Exodi.xxii? Therfore to dedicate Goddes boke, to any other then onely too kynges
hyghe Magystrates and prynces, is preiudiciall to theyr princely estate, and as it were a detriment
to theyr dignitie or a derogation of theyr honour. Who darre then interpryse to chalenge
an vsurpe the patronage of Goddes boke, oneles he be an Emperour, a Kyng, a Monarche or a gouernour?
For suche do not vsurpe, but rather vse it as theyr princely patrimony and mooste
lawfullest inheritance. Theyr interest and title herein, dependith not onely vpon prescripti&obar; of time
or stablished by politique statutes, lawes, and ordinances of mutable men but it is ratefyed ∧ confyrmed
by the infallible woord of God, as it apeareth euidently in the .xvii. of Deuteronomy, where
the institution of a kyng is described, and immediatly vpon his institution these Godly wordes ensuyng,
are inferred. Wh&ebar; the Kyng is set vp&obar; þe; seate of hys kyngdom, he shal wryte hym forth thys
second lawe, in a boke, takyng a copye of the priestes and the leuytes, and it shalbe with hym, and he
shall reade therin all the dayes of hys, lyfe that he maye learne to feare the Lorde hys God, to kepe
all the woordes of this law and these ordinances, to do theym, that hys herte aryse not aboue hys
brethern, and that he turne not from the commaundement, eyther to the ryghte hande or to the lefte
that both he and hys chyldren may prolong theyr dayes in hys kyngdom in Israel. That puysant
prynce, that valeant and doughthy Iosua, whych succedyng next vnto Moyses, had the salue conductynge
of Goddes people, was by expresse woordes comma&ubar;ded of God hym self to study Gods
boke to meditate and pervse the same daye and nyght. Let not the boke of this lawe departe oute of
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thy mouth, but study therein day and night, that thou mayst performe and kepe all that is written
therein. For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, aud then thou shalte haue vnderstandinge.
Beholde, I haue sayd vnto the be strong and bolde, neither feare nor dreade, for thy Lord thy God
is with the, whyther so euer thou goest. Here are confortable woordes in Gods commission, by force
wherof, a kyng is commaunded diligently to study Gods boke, to practise the same in his outward
conuersation and liuing, that the nobilitie and commons of hys realme, moued and incouraged hereby,
may Imytate and folow hys verteous example. That he may gouerne and rule after the canones
and rules of this boke, and haue fortunate successe and prosperous expedici&obar; in all his princely
affayres. It lyeth not now in a kynges choyse to study or not study in Goddes boke. He muste
not let the boke of this law departe out of hys mouth, but studie in it daye and nighte. Then hys
wysdome and hyghnes must not suffer it to lye vnoccupyed and be throwen about in corners, that
a man may wryte vpon it with hys fynger. Ecce nunc in puluere dormio. But he must reade it. And to
what ende? That hys wayes may be prosperous. So it semeth that the kynges prosperitie dependeth
vpon the often and the reuerent readyng of Gods boke, practesyng the same in hys outwarde
conuersacion and lyuynge, and hys infelicitie, maye be imputed to the neglectinge and omitting
of the same. Iosua toke it to be parsel of hys function charge and office, to conduct safely Goddes
people into the lande of promisse, and to go before them ingodly conuersacion and lyuyng, to be a
patrone and an example for the people to imytate and folowe, too vse all diligence in procurynge
Goddes law and hys woorde promulgated and playnly preached to hys people, that they myghte
the better therby learne theyr allegeance toward hym, theyr loodes man and gouernour, and to do
theyr vocation accordingly. And that a kyng, a gouernour, and a ruler, may the better accomplyshe
and execute theyr hygh function and office, it standeth them in hande to do good will, and to employ
theyr industrye and diligent endeuour, that not onely they them selfs, but also all other officers of
what degre, condicion, state or dignitie so euer they be) euen from the honorable lord Chanchelar, to
the honest Constable, be not in any wyse vnskilfull and ignorant in Gods boke ∧ his lawe eternall.
How so euer the lawes of the realme be studyed, thys lesson must not be vnlearned. And now ye kinges,
get you vnderstanding, be you learned that be iudges of the earth. Experi&ebar;ce teacheth vs, that
the base and rude multitude of men, are by no other thynge so greatly induced, so vehemently perswaded
or diswaded, from vyce to vertue, or contrarywyse, as by the onely ex&abar;ple of kynges, rulers
and men constitute in authoritie, by whome they stand or fall, they growe to knowlege, or c&obar;tinue in
ignoraunce. For as the kyng is, suche are the people. Oh moost florishynge and fortunate state of
the common wealth of England, happy are they that shall ioy the fruition of that golden worlde,
when all youre graces officers (too whome your hyghnes and successours shall from tyme to tyme
worthely commit the ministrati&obar; of iustice, or place in the seate of iudgem&ebar;t) wil reuerently embrace
thys boke, an be as earnestly affected toward it, as some of th&ebar; be to learn the lawes of your realme
although necessary and requysite for the politique gouernment therof, yet notwithstanding, beyng
neuer so excellent, so exact and perfect, if they shalbe fonde voyde of the knowledge of thys boke, ∧
swarue, or ge, one Iote from the same, or lacke the lighte of this l&abar;pe, they differ not muche fr&obar; the
lawes of Lygurgus, Solon and Iustiniane, cunnynger Ciuillions then Christians. Dauid disdayned
not to say. Thy woorde (O Lord) is a lanterne to my fete. He that walketh without this l&abar;terne
in hys hande, though he haue as many eyes as Argus had, that is to saye, be he neuer so oculate,
so circ&ubar;spect and worldy wyse, yet he is but as blynd as he that walkes in the darke. Esay complayned
(but not without an vrgent cause) vpon the wicked law makers, sayinge woo be vnto you
that make vnrighteous lawes, and deuise thinges, which be to harde for to kepe, where thorow the
poore are oppressed on euery syde, and the innoc&ebar;tes of my people are therwith robbed of iudgem&ebar;t,
that wydowes may be your pray, and that ye may robbe the fatherles. We therfore that professe
Christ, in stablishing and deuising of our lawes, must not counsayll onely with worldly wisedome
and polecy (for they are to fearful ∧ cast to many peryls) but we must rather cleaue fast to the counsayll
of Goddes boke, and ground our lawes therupon, and then (no doubte) they will endure and
continew. It is a common saying in the vulgar tonge of your Maiesties realme. That ouer wyse
chyldren be not many tymes long lyued, and likewyse the late experience hath learned vs, that ouer
worldly wyse lawes be not long lastyng. Suche semblable lawes were made by the byshoppes of
Rome, without the counsayl of thys boke, and violently obtruded to vs your louyng subiectes, but
thankes be to God, your hyghnes by the aduyse of youre dere beloued vncle my lorde Protectors
grace, and your honorable counsayl, hath dissolued and vtterly abrogated and discharged the same
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because thei swarued somwhat fr&obar; the prescripte lawes of this boke, threateneth the ruyne ∧ rotinge
out of th&ebar;. Whatsoeuer my heau&ebar;ly father hath not pl&abar;ted, shalbe plucked vp by the roote. Mat.xix.
Let this boke therfore be a perpetuall presid&ebar;t, ∧ a patrone for all lawes ∧ lawyers, a Iewell of Ioy
for all that by your graces c&obar;mission are constitute ∧ placed in office or authorite. Then will they of
good wil, ∧ not for loue of lucres ∧ great fees, execute their rowmis, ministre Iustice, heare the smal
as well as the great, the cause of the orphane, the wydow ∧ the poore, should come before them. Then
should the ouer l&obar;g, ∧ great trauayl, the immoderate expenses ∧ costes, which the poore m&abar; dayly susteyneth
in his endles suytes, pearse ∧ moue their stony hertes, with pittye ∧ c&obar;passion. Then should
neyther Goddes cause nor poore m&abar;s matters, haue so many putoffes, so many put byes ∧ delayes.
Then if theyr were any brybing, bearing or bolstering vp of naughty matters, it should shortly surcease.
Then your graces Chancelers, Iudges, Iustices, ∧ such as intermedle with the lucrous lawe,
wolde dispatche mo matters in one terme tyme, then they haue done heretofore in a dosyn. But then
should they not purchase such lordlike houses, nor make them self so ryche, as who shoulde saye the
scope of theyr study t&ebar;ded onely to þe; c&obar;modities ∧ pleasure of this mortal body ∧ tr&abar;sitory life without
respect or regard of the soul, as though god had geuen th&ebar; a bodye without a soule, or that theyr
were no hope of Resurrecti&obar; after this lyfe. But then they should learne one leasson, amongest many
other, though it be hard ∧ painful to learne, yet it were profitable for your grace that it were shortly
taught th&ebar;, the lesson is this. Geue to Cesar that is Cesars, ∧ to God that is Gods. Then should
your grace be sincerely ∧ truly serued. Then should vyce be ab&abar;doned, ∧ vertue vsed. Then honour
∧ promotion (the dew reward of vertue) should be rendred ∧ frely geuen, to the vertues ∧ wel doers,
without ambiti&obar; or Symony (otherwise called Semoney) ∧ due punishm&ebar;t, should be (according to
theyr demerites ∧ desertes) inflicted to the obstinate peruerse ∧ wicked offenders. Not these onely,
but a thousand such c&obar;modities ∧ vertues (moost noble Prince) should ensue vpon the embracynge
∧ louing of this boke, which teacheth playnly all thinges, necessary to be learned, alteres ∧ tr&abar;sposes
vs quyte vpsiddoun. But though the studyenge of this boke, bringe not with it so muche worldly
profit ∧ dignitie, as the knowlege of the lawes of your graces realme doth, yet I dar boldely affirme
that it teacheth vs, who are worthy of promotion ∧ offices, ∧ who be vsurpers of other m&ebar;s roumes.
It bringeth with it the quyetnes ∧ ioyful consolation of conscience, an inestimable iewel ∧ such
a treasure as not vnworthely is preferred before all worldly dignities, promotions, offices or rules.
If all magistrates ∧ the nobilite, wolde wel wey with them selfs the inestimable dignitie, ∧ inc&obar;parable
goodnes of Gods boke, in such sort (as we your graces, moost h&ubar;ble ∧ obedient subiectes here
∧ perceyue greatly to our c&obar;forte, that your highnes, with your derest beloued vncle my lord Protectors
grace ∧ the rest of your honorable counsail, ensamples them to do) and wolde also as willingly
vouchsafe to suffurate ∧ spare an houre or .ii. in a day, fr&obar; theyr worldly busines, emploing it about
the reading of this boke, as they haue bene vsed to do in Cronicles ∧ Canterbury tales, then should
they also abandone ∧ bannysh fr&obar; theyr pryuate houses ∧ famillyes, al blasphemyes, swearing, carding,
dysing (the very aduersaries ∧ mortal enemies, to all vertue, study, godly readyng of scripture
∧ learned talke) ∧ put away al pryde, prodigalite, ryot, licencious ∧ dissolute lyuyng, ∧ al other enormities
∧ vyce, wherby God is offended ∧ prouoked to poure fourth his indignation ∧ angre vpon
vs. Oh what a florishyng c&obar;mune wealth should your grace inioy ∧ haue? What louyng ∧ obedi&ebar;t
subiettes wolde th&ebar; be? if they wolde th&abar;kfully ∧ in good parte take, the intollerable trauayl ∧ paynes
susteyned ∧ taken by your hyghnes my lord Protectors grace, the rest of your honorable counsayl,
with thassist&abar;ce of the reuerend father the Archebishop of Canterbury, ∧ the learned cleargy, as
well, for and in the abrogation of the late abused Masse, and suche lawes, rytes and ceremonyes,
as greatly noyed and hyndred the successe and furtherance of the woorde of God, as for and in the
restoryng of religion, to the prystyne maner, and formar vsage of the primatyue Churche, as apeareth
by your Godly procedinges, tendynge to fynysh the frame that your graces father of famous
memory, kyng Henry the eyghte (who with all honor I name) dyd princely begyn, but preuented
by death, left the furniture ∧ finishing therof, to your grace, as Dauid did to Salom&obar;, by the onely
prouid&ebar;ce of God, who gra&ubar;t, that, as your grace increaseth in yeares, so he vouchsafe with his holy
spirite, not onely to augm&ebar;t your hyghnes, with the knowlege of his woord ∧ wil to accomplish the
same, but also geue you honorable ∧ tri&ubar;phant victory ouer all your enemies Cyuyl and foren, ∧ in
all other your princely affayres, be your guyde, protection and assistance.
&rhand; Your graces faythfull ∧ humble
subiect Edmunde Becke.
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¶ A description and successe of the kinges of Iuda, and Hierusalem, declaringe when and vnder what kynges euery Prophet lyued. And what notable thinges happened in their tymes, translated out of the Hebrew.
Dauid raigned ouer Israell the .C.xxix. yeare of
theyr entering, into the lande, which was the .iiij. h&ubar;dred yeare of their passinge
out fr&obar; Egipt, and the .ij.M.viii.C.lxxviii. yeare after the creacion of þe; worlde
And he raygned .xl. yeare ∧ begat Salom&obar;. Salom&obar; buylt the t&ebar;ple. And in hys
dayes, Ionathan, Iddo ∧ Ahiia. Silonites were Prophetes. And his sonne Rehoboam
raygned after him .xvij. yeare. Semeiahu ∧ Iddo prophecying. And after
him Abiahu his s&obar;ne raygned .iij. yeare: ∧ Iddo was þe; Prophet. Asa his s&obar;ne
raigned after him .xli. yeare: Asariahu þe; sonne of Odad, Hanani þe; sear, ∧ Iehu þe;
son of Hanani propheciyng. After him raygned his son Iosaphat .xx. yeare. Iehu
þe; son of Hanani, Obadia, Micha, Itiel þe; son of Zachary, ∧ Eleazar þe; son of his
vncle, prophecying. Ior&abar; his sonne succeded him in his kyngd&obar;, ∧ raygned .viij. yeare, ∧ the Prophet was Elia.
After hym raigned Ahaziahu hys sonne one yeare: ∧ Elisa was prophet. After this, Athalia the mother of
Azahir did aryse, ∧ destroyed the kynges stocke, and there was none lefte, but the litle chylde Ioas: and Athalia
raygned .vi. yeare, and they kylled her, and Ioas raygned .xl. yeare. After him raygned his sonne Amaziahu
v.xxix. yeare. The prophetes were Amos and Amazia bretherne: and Amos the father of Esaye. After him
raygned Oziahu and hys sonne two and fiftye yeare. The Prophetes were: Hosea. Esay. Amos. Husiahu
Micha Morasthites. Then his sonne Ahas raygned after hym .xvi. yeare. And Hosea, Amos, Micha and
Odad dyd Prophecye. Hys sonne Ezechias raigned after him .xxix. yeare. Hosea, Esay, Amos, Micha were
prophetes. Whome succeded Manasse raygning .lv. yeare. Iohel, Nahum, and Abacuck were the prophetes.
After hym raygned Amon hys sonne .ij. yeare: And Hosai was prophete, whose sonne Iosiahu raygned after
hym .xxxi. yeare. The prophetes were Zephania, Ieremie, ∧ Holda, Iehohaz hys sonne raygned after him .xi.
yeare: Ieremye and Ozia were prophetes. The third yeare of hys raygne Nabuchadnezer kyng of Babylon
toke hym captyue, and he dyed in his pryson, that it might be fulfilled, which was sayd, the buryal of an Asse
shalbe buryed. And he transposed Hierusalem ∧ all the gouernours, ∧ toke captyue .vij.M. the Ben Iamyns:
and the other trybes, which were all valiaunt men of warre. After hym raygned hys sonne Iehoachim three
monethes ∧ .x. dayes, Ieremye prophecying, ∧ Nabuchadnezer kyng of Babel, caryed hym away prysoner, ∧
xviij.M. with hym: and made Ezekia the brother of hys father, the sonne of Iesiahu kyng, which raygned .xi
yeare: Ieremy ∧ Ezechiel prophecying. The .v. yeare of hys raygne, the host of Babilon came agaynst Hierusalem,
∧ in the .xi. yeare of his raygne the cytye was taken captyue, ∧ Iury was altered fr&obar; her l&abar;de: this was
the .viij.C. ∧. third. yeare of theyr entryng into þe; land: ∧ the .iij.M.iij.c.viij. yeare of the creation of the worlde,
∧ there was now left of Dauids stocke but onely Iechoniah, which begat Salathiel, Malkpr&abar;, Pedaiam, ∧
Gemariam, Nabuchadnezer raigned vntil the .xxxviij. yeare of the transmigrati&obar; of kyng Iehoachim ∧ Emimedorach,
hys sonne raygned .xxiij. yeare, ∧ the first yeare of his raygne he brought Iehoachim out of pryson
∧ alter this dyed in Babel, after the death of Ezekia. Moreeouer, Belchezer raygned .iii. yeare, and Salathiel
dyed: ∧ after him his sonne Zerobabel raygned, that was the .lij. yeare of the destruccion of the t&ebar;ple, ∧ þe; .lxx.
yeare of the dominion of Babilon. While Darius Medo raygned, the Chalders kingd&obar; was destroyed, and
Zerobabel ascended into Hierusal&ebar; the fyrst yeare of Chores kyng of the Persians, ∧ the transmigrati&obar; with
hym. Then was Ichosia the sonne of Iezoradac the great priest, ∧ Haggai, Zacharia, ∧ Esdra were prophetes,
But Ahasuerus raygnyng, did let the worke of the house of the tabernacle, ∧ indeuored to subuert Israel.
But the holy, which is blessed, deliuered the worlde both of hym, ∧ also of Haman. The .xviij. yeare of þe; Medians,
which was the .lxx, yeare of the destruction of the t&ebar;ple, Esra the scribe ascended into Hierusal&ebar;, ∧ the
other transmigration with hym, ∧ he buylt the walle of Hierusal&ebar;, ∧ restored the house of the tabernacle: and
Zerobabel retorned into Babel: ∧ dyed there. After hym raygned hys sonne Mesull&abar;, ∧ in his daies the kingdome
of Grece had the dominion. The .lij. yeare of the Medians ∧ Persians dyed Haggay, Zachary, ∧ Malachi,
∧ at that time ceassed, prophecying in Israel. This is the yeare fr&obar; the creation of the worlde .iij.M.iiij.
c. ∧. iiij. From henceforth geue thyne eare, ∧ herken to the woordes of wyse men: Alexander Macedo kynge
of Grece raygned xv. yeare, ∧ dyed at Mesull&abar;: ∧ after hym raygned hys sonne Hanania. The .C.xl. yeare of
the Grecians dyed Hanania, ∧ Mathathia the sonne of Iohatha, beyng the sonne of Symeon. And after hym
raygned hys sonne Berechia. In hys tyme was Seluchus ∧ Antiochus, which buylt Antiochia, ∧ Ptholome
which wrote Pentatuchon (þt; is the .v. bokes) The .C.lxx. yeare of þe; Greci&abar;s, Berechia dyed. After him raigned
his sonne Basadia. In his dayes there was a great trouble against Israel, þt; was in the tyme of Nacanor
kyng of Grece, þe; childre of Hasmonim, which were called the Machabytes, steppinge forth, kylled hym ∧ all
hys hoost. This was the .Clxv, yeare of the Greci&abar;s. And Johan&abar;, the sonne of Sim&obar;, þe; son of Mathathia, the
son of Hasmoni raygned .xxxv. yeare. And when Hasadia was dead, after him raigned Iesaia ∧ Ianai þe; sonne
of Iohanan, the great priest raigned .xxvij. yeare. And when Ianai was dead, Aristobolus hys sonne stode vp
after him, ∧ raygned .xiij. yere, ∧ was slayn. After him raygned Antigonus his sonne .xxvi. yeare, ∧ was slayn
the .C. third yeare of the raygne of þe; stocke of the Machabytes. After hym raygned Herod, the sonne of Antipater
seruaunt of the Machabytes, which making an insurrection, all that were of hys masters stocke, ∧ c&obar;tinued
for .xl. yeare. After him Agrippas, the sonne of Herode raygned: ∧ agayn after hym raygned hys sonne
Munabas, The .C.ij. yeare of the Romaynes raygne, whiche was .iiij.C.xl. yeare of the temple, ∧ caried Israel
and many of the stocke of Dauid and Jehuda into Spayne.
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¶ To the Christen Readers.
¶ The grace and peace of
God be geuen vnto you by Iesus Christ.
As the bees dilig&ebar;tly do gather
together swete floures, to make
by naturall crafte the swete
hony: so haue I done the principall
sentences conteyned in the
Byble. The which are ordened after the maner
of a table, for the consolacion of those
whiche are not yet exercysed ∧ instructed in
the holy scripture. In the whiche are many
harde places, as well of the olde as of the
new Testament expounded, gathered together,
concorded, and compared one with another:
to thintent that the prudent Reader
(by the sprete of God) may beare away pure
and cleare vnderstandinge. Wherby euery
man (as he is bounde) may be made ready,
strong and garnished to aunswere to all th&ebar;
that aske hym a reason of hys fayth. This is
also profitable for the particular and general
exhortacions which we make to certain personages,
or comm&obar; people: ∧ for to a&ubar;swere
truly to Heretikes, and to confounde the aduersaries
of the worde of God. In the which
also we may fynde (þt; which helpeth greatly
the study of the Readers) the opening of certayn
Hebrew tropes, translacions, similitudes,
and maners of speakinges (whiche we
call Phrases) conteyned in the Byble. And
for the more easely to finde the matters desired
(because that disorder engendreth confusion)
I haue proceded after the order of an
Alphabete: to the intent that none be depryued
of so precious a treasure: the whiche ye
shall vse to the honour and glorie of God,
and to the edifyinge of hys Churche.
How be it (good Reader) yf thou
fynde not the thynges in thys
table expressed, in the same
letters of the Chapters
wherein
they are assigned:
vouchsaue
to loke
in the letter going
next before or in þe; letter
next folowynge.
¶ A Table of the principall matters conteyned in the Byble, in which the readers maye fynde and practise many commune places.
¶ A.
&rhand; Abhominacion.
Abhominacion
before
God are Idoles
∧ Images.
Before whom
the people do
bow th&ebar; selfes.
Deut.vii.d. ∧
xxvii.c
That man is
abhominaci&obar;,
that forsaketh
the true God, to serue Idoles, and that doeth
despise the truth for prophane doctrines. Esai.xli.f
We ought not to folowe the abhominaci&obar;s
of the Gentyles. Leui xviii.d. that is, Idolatrers
Exo.viii.f
That which men esteme to be excellent, is abhominacion
before God. Luc.xvi.d
The transgressours of Goddes commaundementes
are abhominacion. Leuiti.xxvi.e
The abhominacion standinge in the holy
place, is Hierusalem asseiged of her enemies.
Mat.xxiiii.g. Marc.iii.b. Luc.xxi.d.
¶ Abrogacion.
Abrogacion, that is to abolyshe, or to make
of none effecte: And so the lawe of the comma&ubar;dementes
whiche was in the decrees and ceremonies,
is abolished. Ephe.ii.d. Colos.ii.c. Ga.iii.b.
Roma.vii.b
The sacrifices, festes, meates, ∧ al outwarde
ceremonies are abrogated. Ose.vi.c. Esa.i.c.ix a.
i.Samu.xv.e. Iere.xxxi.f. Baru.ii. Mich.ii.c vi.c.
Amos.v.f. zach.vii.b. and all the order of
priesthode is abrogated. Ebre.vii.b
¶ Abstinence.
The abstinence of a Christ&ebar; man is to withdrawe
hym selfe from synne. Tobi.i.b. Tessa.iiii.a.
i,Pet.ii.a
To them that kepe abstinence wisdom is geuen.
Dani.i.d. and bodely health, Ecc.xxxvii.d.
An example of abstinence in Ihon Baptiste.
Mat.iii.b. Luc.i.b
¶ Abuses.
The abuses that be in the church ought to be
corrected by the prynces. Roma.xiii.a. An example
of Hezekiah, which destroied the serp&ebar;t. iiii.Re.xviii.a.
Also of Iehosaphat. ii.Paralip.xx.g.
Also of Iosiah, iiii.Reg.xxii.a. and .ii.Para.xxiii.a.xxiiii.f.
The ministers ought to preache against abuses.
Example in Ihon Baptiste. Math.xiiii.a.
Also in S. Paul, which rebuked the abuses of
the Corinthians: for hauyng sectes. i.Corin i,b c,
also because that they suffered a fornicator amonge
them .v.a. Also because that they accused
one another before vnfaythfull iudges .vi.a.b.
also be cause that they sat with the Gentyles
in their temples, and ate with them of theyr
sacrifices .viii.a.x.b. Also because that thei abused
the soupper of the Lord .xi.e. Also because
that they douted of the resurrection .xv. ∧ that
they prayed in a tonge that men vnderstode not
xiiii.d
Any maner of mere tradicions of man are
abuses. Mat.xv.a Esay.xxix.d. Mar.vii.a
¶ Acception.
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Acceptyon of the personnes, is to haue respet to
the condicyon of the m&abar;, or to hys naci&obar;: which
thing is not godly. Deu.x.d.ii. Para.xix c. rom.∧ ii.b.x.d
Ephe.vi.b. Colos.iii.b. Act.x.f. And þe;
same thing also, ought not to be in man. Iames ii.a.
Iudas,i.e. Eccle.xx.c.xlii.a.
¶ Accusacyon.
One ought to accuse his brother to þe; church,
if he do not amend after he hath hadde brotherly
monicion. Mat,xviii.c.
No accusacy&obar; ought to be receaued against
the minister: vnder two or thre witnes. i.Timo v.c.
We are accused before god, by the malice of
Satan. Iob.i.b. Apocalipces.xii.c. Also by oure
owne naughtines. Ier.ii.d, Also by oure owne
conscience. Rom.ii.c. Also by the scripture. Ioh
v.g. let vs therfore accuse our selues. pro.xviii.c
¶ Adam.
By Adam we are all synners, of whome we
haue the inclynacyon to do euell. Rom,v.b.d.
And by him we are subiecte to death. i.Cor xv.c
Adam was a fygure of Christe to come, the
whyche is called Adam. Roma.v.c.
¶ Adultry
Adulterers is the vyolacion of the fayth promysed
in mariage, the whych thynge is for bydden
vs. Exod.xx.c. Leui,xviii.c. Deute.v.d.
Adulterers are stoned to death. Deuteronome.xx.xxvii.d.
If the adulterars be not punyshed by men,
God wyll punysh them. Ieremy.v.c.vii.b. An
example of Dauids son, whych dyed for the adultery
of Dauid. ii.Re.xii.d.
Susanna had leuer dye then to commyt adultery.
Daniel.xii.c.
He þt; beholdeth his neyghboures wife lustyng
after her, hath al ready commytted adultery &wt;
her Mat.v.d.
Many are adulterars. Ezec.xxii.c. Ieremy.xxiii b:
Ose.iiii.c. ii.Pet.ii.c,
They that haue only mynde to do adulterye
are punished. Gen,xii d.xxii.d.xx.a.
Adulterars haue no parte in the kyngdome
of God. Corin.vi.b. Heb.xiii.a,
Adulterye is cause of procurynge of another
m&abar;ns death. ii.Reg.xi.c. Mat.xiiii.a. Mar.vi.c.
Adulterye dyffameth the personne. Prouerb.vi.d.
Ecclesiast.xxiii.d.
One ought to beware of adulterers. Deut.v.
God wytnesseth agaynste adulterars. Mala.iii.b.
A specyall sacrifyce for the suspeccion of adultery,
Num v.b x.d.
One maye forsake hys wyfe for cause of adultery,
Math.xxi.b.
¶ Aduocate.
Note, that I fynde not in all the Bible thys
word aduocate: only in .i.Io.ii.a: in þe; which
place is said þt; Christ is our aduocate towarde
the father.
Affliccion.
Afflyccyon after the maner of the scrypture, is
called burnynge, probacion made by fyer, a burnyng
furnes, i.Pet.iiii.d. Psal.xvi,lxv.
God threteneth to sende afflyccyons to them
whych haue trust in any other then in hym only
Deut xxxi.d, Iosu,xxiiii,e: and therfore he forgaue
the chyldren of Israell, forsakyng their Idolatryes.
Iudg.x,c.
We ought to succour them that are afflicted,
Ecclesiasti.vii.d.
¶ Angels.
The angels assyste before God. Iob.xxv.a.
∧. xxxviii.a. Dani.vii.c. Mat.xviii.b: and do minister
to m&ebar; Psal.ciiii.a. Heb.i. Also they do rebuke
synners. Iudg.ii.a. ∧ do c&obar;fort the aflycte.
Gen.xi.b. Lu.xxii.e. Dan.vi,f. Also, they do
teach the ignoraunte. example of þe; a&ubar;gel which
taught Elyah what he shuld say to the seru&abar;tes
of Ohoziah. iiii.Re.i.a: Also of Dan.ix.f. also.
of Iseph.c. Mat.i.ii.d. also of Cornelius. Actes
x,a. Also of Zachariah, Lu.i,a.
By the angelles god scourgeth his people, ii.Re.xxiiii.
iiii.Reg.xix.g. Act.xii.d.
Antichrist.
Antichrist is not the proper name of a person,
but of an office. for many are Antichrists. i.Ioh ii.c.
Also, he calleth hym selfe god (sitting in his
seate. Ezec.xxxviii.b. Mat.xxiiii.a.
Antichrist is spoken of before by Dany.xii.c.
Mat.xxiiii.b. Apoc.xx.c.
Antichrist speaketh agaynst God. Dan.vii.f.
Antichrist chaungeth the lawes, the daies, and
time. Daniel.vii.f, i.Timo.iii.a. ii.tymo.iii.a. ii Peter.iii.a. Iudas.i.f.
Antichrist is receaued of many men Ioh.v.g.
ii.tessalo.ii.a,
Antychryst doth many false myracles. ii.tessa ii.c.
Apocal.xiii c.
Antychriste is he that denyeth the father and
the sonne. i.Iohn.ii.c.
Antichriste is come. i.Iohn.ii.e.iiii.a, for to
throwe downe, to kylle, and to destroye Iohn.x.
to kepe them that are bound in pryson, to make
the people subiecte in hys furye, and stryke th&ebar;
wyth an vncurable wounde. Esa.xiiii.d. vnder
the fygure of the destruccyon of Babilon for to
destroy the world. zachar.xi.d. Danyel,xi.f.
Antichrist absolueth for mony. Esa.v.e. Prouer.xvii.c.
Antichrist calleth good euel, and the euel good
Esa.v.c. Prou.xii.a.xx.c.
Antichrist is worshypped of the prynces and
kinges of the earth. apocalipces.xiii.d.
Antichriste shalbe slayne by the spirite of the
mouth of Christ. Esa.xi.a. ii.Tessa.i.b. and destroyed
by the light of the commynge of Christe.
Apo:xix.d.xx:c.
Antichrist is called a folysh sheppard, and an
Idoll. zacha.xi.d. the man of synne and sonne of
perdicion. ii.Tessa.ii.a
Antichryst is in concupiscences of wemen.
Daniel xi.f.
¶ Apostell.
An Apostlell, is an Ambassador, a Messenger,
or one sente: and after this maner Christ is
our Apostel, sente of his father. Hebr.iii.a.
The Apostles are the lyghte of the worlde.
Mat.v.b. the salte of the earth. Mar.ix.g. Dyspensators
of the misteryes of God. i.Corin.iiii.
seruauntes of Christ .i.cor.iiii. Helpers ∧ worckers
wyth God .i.cor.iii,b. Wytnesses of the
passyon and resurreccion of christ. Luke.xiiii.d
act.i.b.ii.d.
Amonge whych saynte Paule reckened hym
selfe the leste. i.Corynth.iiii.b, and vnworthye
of that name. i.Corin.xv.b.
The Apostles are s&ebar;t, as Christ was by hys
father Iohn.xx.e. wyth power to edifye .ii.cor.v d.x,c,xiii.c,
and as shepe amonge wolues. Mat
x.b, to preache the gospel, Mar,iii b. to all nations.
Mac.xxviii,d, and to heale the sycke. Mat.x,b,
and to bere wytnes of christe, Iohn,xv.b.
act,i,a, whose faith christ proued. Mat,viii,c To
whom also he shewed before their fastynge and
affliccyons, whych shoulde happ&ebar; vnto them, after
his death Mat.ix.b, the whych thynge came
so vnto th&ebar;, the which actes,iiii,a.v,b.
Armours of christen men.
The armours of Christen men are spiritual,
myghty by the power of God. ii.corin x.b. Let
vs arme vs &wt; the gyrdel of truth, let vs be clothed
with the brest plate of rightwesnes, ∧ shod
&wt; shooes prepared by þe; Gospell of peace, and
aboue al let vs haue the shylde of fayeth. Ephe.vi.c,
and helmet of hope of saluation. Tes.v.b.
Also the swerde of the spirite, the whiche is the
word of God. Ephe.vi.c. Esa.lix.c. Hebru.iiii.c
And let vs continually watche in prayer. Ephe
vi.c. i.Pet.v.b abstaynynge from all thynges
that be contrary to the lawe of the lorde. i.Corhinthyans.ix.d.
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¶ Ascencyon of Christ,
Christe was receaued in a cloude, ascendyng
visybly into heauen, lyftynge vp hys handes, ∧
blessinge his disciples, Mar,xvi,d, Luke,xxiiii.g,
Act,i,a: For to delyuer vs out of captyuitye,
∧ to geue vs many gifts. Psal.lxvii.d. Ephe.iiii b.
Hebr.vii.d. to apere before þe; face of God for
vs. Hebr.ix.f. Roma,viii.g and to prepare vs
a place. Mich.ii.a. Iohn.xiiii.a.
Christ ascended into heau&ebar; in, sytteth on the
right hand of God. i.Pet.iii.d. Heb.x.c.xii.a:
From wh&ebar;ce he shall not come vnto the tyme of
the restitution of al thingis. Act.iii.d: therfore
let vs loke for those thynges whych are aboue
where christ is syttyng on the ryght h&abar;d of God
Colos.iii.a. Christ is ascended into heauen because
his bodely pres&ebar;ce letted the apostles to receaue
the spirite of c&obar;fort. Iohn.vii.f.xvi.b.
At the asc&ebar;cion al power was geu&ebar; to Christ.
i.Pet.iii.d. Ephe.i.e.
¶ Aulmes.
We must do almes to al m&ebar; &wt; our own goodes
Tobi.iiii.b. Prouer.iii.b. Luk.iiii.d. and secretly.
Mat,v.a: An example to do almes. Act.x.a.
To geue for gods sake doth not make a m&abar;
Prou,xxviii.d.
He that geueth no thyng, abideth not in charite.
i.Iohn iii.c. Let vs therefore distribute oure
bread vnto þe; pore. Esa.xxviii.b. For christ doth
count it done vnto him in it: xxv.d.
Aulter.
An aulter was neuer commaunded to be made
but only to God, as appereth of Abraham Gen.xii.b.xiii.d,
Also of Isaac. Ge.xxvi.f. of Iacob.
gene.xxxii.d.xxxv.a. Wherfore Iosiah did destroy
al the aulters that were made to the honour
of Images, iiii Reg.xxiii.c. So we haue no alter
but Christ. Hebr.xiii.b.
Annoyntyng.
The annoyntyng of Christ. Dani.ix,g.
The annoyntyng of christ is the holye goste,
the which al faithful m&ebar; do receaue i.Iohn.ii.d
and which doth teache vs all thynges for oure
health. We haue then no more corporal annointynge
made of oyles but spirituall by the holye
gooste.
¶ B
¶ Baptyme.
To baptyze, is to wete or to washe. Iudyth.xii.b.
Mat.iii.b. Mar.vii.a.
Baptyme is an outward signe representynge
in vs renewyng of the spirite, and mortifiynge
of our members in Iesus Christ, by the whiche
we are buryed in deathe wyth hym roma.vi.a.
Colos.ii.b.
They that are baptyzed in Christe, haue put
on christ Gala.iii.d.
By baptysme we are reaceaued inrolled and
wrytten in the holy assemble of Christe, act.ii.f.
The disciples did baptize, but christe did not.
Iohn.iiii.a.
Paule also sayd that he was sent, not to baptyze,
but to preach: i.corin.i.ii.
We are baptyzed in the name of the father,
and of the son and of the holy gost. mat.xxviii.d
The apostles baptysed in the name of christ.
act.x.g.
Baptyme bringeth not grace wyth it, as appereth
by Symon the sothsayer. act.viii.d.
Paul beleued and receaued the holy gost, before
he was baptysed. act.ix.c.
Cornelius the Centurion receaued the holye
gost before he was baptysed. act.x.g.
The gelded m&abar; of Quene Candace beleued) ∧
therfore had grace) before he was baptised. Act.viii.c.
Against them that say þe; iustification is made
thorow baptim, search the rom.iii.d.iiii.a.c. Ep
ii.b. Gala.ii.d.iii.a. wher saint Paul sheweth þe;
that is done thorow faith and not by any worke
whatsoeuer it be.
The scripture somtime attributys that to baptisme
which perteineth to faith þt; is to wet to be
buried in christ r&obar;.vi.a. to put on christ gal.iii.d.
The fountayne of the new byrth. Tite.iii.b.
The washyng away of sinnes. act.xxii.d.
Saynte Peter shewed that we are saued by
baptysme, not by the washyng awaye of þe; filth
of the flesh: but by the examinacion of a good c&obar;science
in God. i.Peter,iii:d.
The ceremony of baptyme (beinge ordeyned
of God) was ministred by Iohn Baptyst. Io.i.e.
Mat.xxi.c. ther is but one baptyme. Eph.iiii a,
To baptyze, for to teache. i.Corin.vi.a.
To be baptised, is tak&ebar; for to dye. Mar.x.f.
Lu.xii.f.
¶ Beatitude, or blessednes
Beatitude, is an euerlasting lyfe, which consisteth
in the onely knowledge of God, and of
Christ sent by him. Ioh.xvii.a.
Beatytude contayneth fulnes and abund&abar;ce
of al goodnes. Psa.xvii d.b.xxxvi.b. Isa.xlix.c.xlv.c,
Apoc.vii.d.
Beatitude is prefigured by the good banquetes
of which Esay speaketh .xxv.c.
The blessed shal se the king in his glory. Esai xxxiii,d.c.
Ioh.iii.a.
Beatitude is in c&obar;prehensyble to mortal m&ebar;
Esa.lxiiii.b. i.cor.ii.b.
Blessednes is geuen vs by Christ only. Luke
xxii.c.
No m&abar; is receaued in to blessednes, except he
be purged by fayth. Apoc.xxi.g.
Blessed are they whose synnes are pardoned
Psal.xxxii.a. Ro.iiii a.
Blessed are the pore in spirit. Mat.a. a.in. vi
c. read the whole chapter.
Blessed are they that suffer for ryghtwsnes
sake. i.Pet.iii.iiii.c.
&rhand; Blessed is Mary, bycause she beleued, Lu.i.e.
Blessed are they þt; do here the word of God, ∧
kepe it Lu xi.d.
¶ To blesse.
To blesse, is to geue th&abar;ks or praise. Ge.xlvii b.
i.cor.x.d.xiiii.c.
To blesse, is to increase, to geue a boundaunce,
and to make goodes to increase, Gene.xxx.d.xxix.a,
To blesse, is to geue power to increase. Gen i.c.ix.a.
To be blessed, is to be delyuered from all maner
of cursynges by Chryst, that is to say fr&obar; synne,
from death and from hel. Gene.xxii.d, Gala.iii.b.c.
Psal.vi.c.
Blessed are the houses of rightwes m&ebar;. Prou
iii.d.
Blessed are al faithful m&ebar; of God. Deutr.xv
a Ephe.i.a. Esa.lxi.c. Psal.xii.
The blessings of þe; prestes, are cursed of God.
Malach.ii.a.
Let vs blesse God with al oure hertes Psal.Ciii.a.
Eccle.xlii.d. Eccle.xxxix d. Al waies Tobi.iiii.d.
Iudyt.vii.c. in euery place. Psalm.ciii.d.
Eccle.xxxi.c. i.tim.ii.
Al the creatures of God are good, ∧ blessed by
the word of God ∧ prayer. i.Tim.iiii.a.
Let vs bles our persecutors. Rom.xii.c. i.Cor.iiii.c.
Luke vi.e.
Blessed is the m&abar; that trusteth in the Lorde
God. Ie.xvii b.
Cursed are they, whych are blessed of men.
Luk.vi
¶ Blasphemy.
Blasphemy, is to withst&abar;d the truth whiche
a manne knoweth: as dyd the Pharises, attributyng
the workes of Christ to the deuell. Mat
xii.b. Mar.iii.c. Luke.xi.c. And to take vpon
him aboue the myght of God, as dyd Pharao
Exo x c. And Sennaherib .iiii.Reg.xix.b. Also
Holofernes. Iudyth.vi.a: Also Nabuchodonosor
Dani iiii.b. Also the hyghe prestes. Mat.xxvii c.
The basphemer was stoned Leuit.xxiiii.c.
The blasphemye agayust the holy gost, shall
neuer be forgeu&ebar;. Mat.xiii.c Mat.iii.d. Lu.xii.b
The name of God is daily blasphemed Esa.lii.b:
for which cause God punisheth the world
Esa.v.f. Numer.xi.g. Psalm.xcviii. Apo.iii.b.
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Therfore let al blasphemy be put out of vs.
Ephe.iiii,g. Colos.i.ii.b.
The names of blasphemy are in the croune of
Antichrist. Apoca,xiii.a.
¶ A bodye.
A body for a thyng, true, ∧ without shadow: ∧
after this maner dwelleth in Christ all the fulnes
of the diuinity bodely, that is to say, trulye
Colos.ii.c. Heb.x.b.
A naturall body, is he that is led by his affeccions,
not vnderstandynge the thynges of the
spirit of God. i.cor.ii.d.xv.f.
A spiritual body, is he that is led by the spirit
of God Roma.viii b.
Synne ought not to dwell in oure bodyes, to
obey the desyres of it. Roma.vi.a.b. But muste
be destroyed by the spirite of God: in the same
chapter.
We are one body ∧ not spirit: Eph.iii.c.iiii.a.
Ro.xii.b. i.corin.xii.b.
The courche is the body of Christ. Ephe.i.d.
The body of christ is signifyed by the bread.
Mathew.xxvi.c. i.corin.xi.c. Mar.xiiii.c. Luke.xxii.b:
as the rocke was Christ. i.corin.x.a.
¶ To beleue.
The scryptures are lefte vnto vs to thyntente
that we should beleue that Iesus is the Christ
or the annoynted sonne of God, and that we, in
beleuynge it, shoulde haue euerlastynge lyfe,
Iohn.xx.g.
We cannot beleue vnlesse we here preachinge
Rom.x.c. Wherfore he that commeth to God
must beleue in him. Hebr.xi.b.d
They that are borne of God, do beleue, and
they to whom it is geuen. Mat.xiii.b xvi.c.
Mar.ix.b. Lu.viii.b Iohn.ii.a. i.Iohn,v.a: Also
they that be geuen to christ, by the father, and
also they þt; haue herd hym. Iohn.vi.d: ∧ they to
whom God hath geuen wisdome to vnderst&abar;d
i.Ioh.v.a: they whom God hath called by hys
ministers. Act.xii.g: for he geueth the faith vnto
al m&ebar;. Act.xvii.g. vnto whom God openeth the
hert to vnderstand, at þe; preaching of his word.
Act.vi. also al they that are predestinate of God
xiii.g: which are planted of God. Mathew.xvi.b,
Mat.vii.b: whyche are þe; sead of christ. Mar
xiii,c. whych are taught of God. Ioh.vi.e. vnto
wh&obar; the dore of the faith, is open. Actu.xiii,b: by
these thinges it appeareth that to beleue is the
gyft of God
Thorow belefe in Christ, are we iustified fr&obar;
our syns. Act.x.g,xiii.f. Gala.i.d, and made the
chyldren of God. Iohn.i.b.
He that beleueth in Christ, shal not dye, þt; is, he
shal not be cond&ebar;ned, ∧ the wrathe of God shall
not abide vp&obar; him. Iohn.iii.b.d.v.d.vi.e.xi.e.
Mar.xvi.d. But he shal haue ioy ∧ honor. i.Pet,i.b.ii,
Esa.xxxv.a.
¶ A Byshop.
A Byshop, is an ouersear, a watcher oure any
maner of thyng whatsoeuer it be, of whyche
thing loke þe; word minister.
¶ Brethren.
Christ calleth vs, brethr&ebar;. Mat.xx.viii.b. Hebro.ii c.
All christen men are brethr&ebar;. Mat.xxiii.a. Am&obar;g
wh&obar; Christ is the fyrst begott&ebar;. R&obar;.viii.f, after
whose example we oughte to geue oure lyfes. i.Iohn.ii.b.
We ought not to hate our brother Leui.xix.d.
But forgeue him mat.xviii.c. Luke xvii.a. For
he þt; hateth his brother, is in darknes. i Io.ii.b.
Concord among brethr&ebar;, is acceptable to God
∧ m&abar; Eccli.xxv.a. Let vs th&ebar; loue brotherly. R&obar;
xii.c. i.Pet.i.d.ii.c.iii.b.x let vs not begyle oure
brother in our busines. i.Tes.iiii.b.
Our brother oughte not to be destroied. for
meates sake Roma xiii.c. Let vs therefore take
hede that we offend him not. i.Corin.viii.d.
¶ Beggers
Begging is forbydden. Deu.xv.a.
Ther shuld be no beggers in the world, if m&ebar;
kepte the c&obar;ma&ubar;dementes of God. Deut.xv.a.
¶ Borne agayne.
We be borne a new by the word of God, which
hath bene preached vnto vs. i.Pe.i.d. For if a
m&abar; be not borne agayne (that is in doctryne, by
the holy goste) he c&abar;not enter into the kingdom
of heau&ebar;, ∧ beleue in Christ. Io.iii.a. Therefore
thei þt; are so borne ought to put away al malice
as newborne childr&ebar; desier the milke of þe; word
of God. i.Pet.ii.a.
¶ Bread
Bread for all that is necessary to this present
lyfe. Gen.xviii.a. Mat.vi.b: which ought to be
eaten wyth the sweate of oure face Gene.iii.d.
And geuen to the pore. Esa.lviii.c. An example
in Heliseus. iiii.Reg.iiii.g.
The bread of lyfe, is the flesh of christ, which
is geuen vs to eate through faith, beleuyng that
he gaue him selfe vnto the death for the satisfaccion
of oure synnes. Io.vi.e. The which breade
signifieth, þt; al we are but one body. i.cor.i.x.d.
¶ Bloude.
This word bloud doth signify, sinne, concupysence,
and al that is not of the spirite of God
Psal.li. Ioh,i.b. It is also life of euery m&abar;. Leuiti.xvii.c.
Ther was nothing purged in the old law A
out bloud. Leui.xvii.c. Heb.ix.f.
The bloud of Christ asketh remissi&obar; of oure
sins but þe; blud of Abel asked v&ebar;gea&ubar;ce. He.ii.f
By the bloud of Christ the redempcyon, remission
∧ purgati&obar; of our sinnes is made. Eph.i.d.
Hebr.ix.c.d.x.c.xiii.d. i.Pet.i.a, and .i.Iohn.i.c.
Apocal.i.b.
¶ Bondage.
God hath deliuered vs fr&obar; the bondage of the
deuell Deuter.v.a, which thinges men ought to
teach theyr chyldren, that it is done by Crist.vi,d.
Let vs therfore serue synne nomore, Rom,xvi
b,c,d,
The circumcision ∧ other workes of the law
are seruitude or bondage. Gala,ii,a,v,a, From
whych we are deliuered through Christ Hebr,ij
d.
¶ C The comming of Christ in the fleshe.
The comming of Christ was Promysed Gene,xlix,b.
Deuteronome,xviii,c, Daniel,ix,g, Esai,vii,c,xi,a,
Hag,ii,b, zach,ii,c,
The commyng of Christ was desired Esay,xlv,b,lxi,a,
∧ was fulfylled wh&ebar; the tymes was
fulcome, Galat,iiii,a,
By the commyng of Christ we are deliuered
from euel. zopho,iii,d, Tite,ii,d,iii,b, Act,iii,d,
Colos,i,b, ∧ do receyue al goodnes, Esa,lxii,d,
Iere,ii,a, Luk,ix,g,xix,b, Iohn,iii,b, Iohn,iii.b,xii,g
The c&obar;ming of Christ agaynst death, synne,
∧ hel Abacuc.iii,a, Though þt; he be humble, simple,
g&ebar;til ∧ without pride. Esai,xi.a, Iere,xiii,b,
zach,ix,b.
¶ The commyng of Christ into vs.
Christ c&obar;meth into him þt; loueth him, ∧ that kepeth
his word. Iohn,xiiii,c. Apoca.iii,d,
¶ The c&obar;ming of Christ to Iudgment,
christ shal come to iudge good m&ebar; ∧ euel. Act,x,f
Roma.xiiii.b. ii.Cor.v,b, Psal,xcv, Eccl.xi.xii
Acompained &wt; þe; elders of his people, ∧ wyth
the a&ubar;gels. Mat,xiii, ii,Tess,i, Dani,vii, of the
whych day ∧ houre are to vs vncertayne. Math
xxiiii.c. Tessalo,v, ii,Tessa,ii,a Act,i,b, And is
is at h&abar;d, Esa,xiii,ii, Phi,iiii, i,Iohn,ii, ii,Pet
iii, Hebru,x, Apoca,xxii, We must th&ebar; desyre it,
Hebr.xi,g, ∧ wait for it. mat,xxiiii, Luke,xii. For
in þe; same day we shal haue þe; croun of rightousnes.
ii,Ti,iiii,b. Of which þe; similitude are, ma
xxv,a, ii,Tessa,ii,a, i,Tessa,iiii,d, ii,Pet,iii,b,
Iudas i,g, ¶ Fre choyse or fre wyll. This
worde: fre choise, or (as some men cal it) fre will
is not in al the holy scripture: but is inu&ebar;ted by
proud men, which wold set vp their own rightousnes,
∧ put doun þe; rightousnes of god. Up&obar; þt;
which thei haue also gro&ubar;ded their merites, attribut&ibar;g
rightwesnes ∧ saluati&obar; to their workes
By the which thing, thei deny the merites of the
passion of Christe, by whyche, we are iustyfyed.
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Rom.iii.e. Gala.ii.d. Now to shewe that these
inuencion is false, dampnable, ∧ agaynste God:
loke. Prouer.xvi.a.b.xxxvi.d. Iere.x.d.xiii,d.xvii.b.xxiiii.c.xxx.d.
Also Ose.xiii.c. Also. Rom
vii,viii.ix.xi. also .ii.Corin.i. ∧. iii, also. Gala.v.
Ephe.i.ii.a. and Hebru.xiii.
¶ Couetousnes.
Couetousnes is the rote of all euyl. i.Timo.vi,
which is Idolatrye. Ephe.v.b. Colos.iii. It
is forbidd&ebar; vs verie straightly. Luke.xii.b. Eph
v.a. Hebre.xiii,a.
Ther is nothyng more wycked then the couetous
man: for he selleth his soule. Eccli.x.v
He that hateth couetousnes, shal liue l&obar;g. pro.xxviii.x.
The Lorde is angry wyth vs, for the iniquitye
of oure couetousnes. Esai.lvii.d.
Cursed be he that getteth any thynge into his
house by couetousnes. Habacu.ii.c.
Couetousnes. doth hurte to hys neyghboure,
as apereth by Iezabel, which made Naboth to
die for his vineyarde. iii.Kinge xi.a. Prouerb.i.b.
Also by Iudas the traitor. Mat.xxvi,b.
Couetousnes dyffameth hym that foloweth it
Prouer.xv.b. Eccli.xxxi.a.
The gouerners of the people should be without
couetousdes. Exo.xviii.c.
He that pilleth shalbe pilled. Esa.xxxiii.a.
He shall dwel with God, that is without couetousnes.
Esa.xxxiii.b.c,
The couetous man is neuer c&obar;tent. Eccle.v.b.
The couetous man dar not eate his belyfull.
Ecclesiastes.vi.a.
They all study after couetousues. Ieremir.vi.c.viii.d
Esaie.lvi.lvii.d.d. Amos.ix.a.
Princes, Priestes, prophets, and al the world
is full of couetousnes. Esa.lvi.a. Iere.vi.c.viii
d.xcii.c. ii.Pet.ii.c. and pillars of the people.
Mich.ii.a.
The couetous people haue not the Kingdom
of God. Ephe.v.b.
The couetous people do fall into the snares
of the deuil. i.Timo.vi b.
Let vs therfore be without couetousnes. Heb.xiii.a.
¶ Ceremonies.
Because of the trust that the Iewes had in ceremonies,
God detested them. Psal.l.c. Esaie.i.c.
Iere.vii.e. Amos v.f. Mich.vi.b. zacha.vii.b.
The ceremonies are cast of for their wekenes
and vnprofitablenes: but they were somtime
geu&ebar;. Deu.v.a.x.c. for to brynge men to greater
truste. Heb.vii.c.ix.c.a. for the ceremonies of
Christ&ebar; m&ebar; are spirituall thynges, .i.Corin.x.g
Eph.v.c. colos.iii.c.
¶ Charitie or loue.
God is charite. i.Iohn iiii:c.
The charite of God is declared vnto vs: for
he hath sent his son Iohn.iii.b. ∧. i.Io.iiii.b.
The charite of God is shede forth ib our hertes.
Roma.v.a.
God had shewed his charitie, in geuyuge his
sonne vnto the death for vs sinners. Ro v.b.
Nothinge oughte to separate vs fr&obar; the charite
of God. Roma.viii.g. canti.viii.c.
All the commaundementes do lede ds to charite.
Timo.i.a. and. .i corin.xvi.c. ∧. i.Iohn.ii.a.ii.a.
roma.xiii.
The praises of charite are writt&ebar;. i.corin xiii.
Let vs be roted in charite. Ephe.iii.d. to beare
one with another .iiii.a. to grow more ∧ more in
it .iiii.d. Philip i,b.
We ought to prouoke one another to charite
Heb.x.e. ∧. i.Tessa.iiii.b. ∧. i.Timo.iiii.c. ii.Tessalonions i.b.
The charitye of God is in hym that kepeth
his worde i.Iohn.ii.a. ∧ in hym, which hath c&obar;fidence
in the daye of iudgment: for perfecte charite,
casteth out al feare. i.Iohn.iiii.c.d.
The charite of God is to kepe his comma&ubar;dementes.
i.Iohn.v.a.
Charite couereth al synnes. Pro.x.b. i.Pe.iiii.b
God loueth vs in a perpetual charite. Iexe.xxxi
The Ipocrites for to folowe their inu&ebar;ci&obar;s, beleaue
iudgment and charitie vndone Luke.xi.
¶ Character for marke.
Character, is the marcke that Antichrist putteth
in the hand or forhead. of his. Apoca.xiii.d.
None may in the kyngdome of Antichriste, resigne
cha&ubar;g or receaue benefices, if he haue not
hys Character or marke. Apoca.xiii.d.
He that worshippeth the Image of Antichrist
or he þt; beareth his Character in his foreheade
or in hys hand, shal dryncke of the cup of Gods
warth. Apo,xiiii.c.
A great wound is vpon them, that beare the
Character, of Antichrist. Apoca.xvi.a.
The beaste and the false prophet, they which
beare the Character, ∧ they which worshyp his
Image, are slaine by the sweard, that procedeth
out of þe; mouth of him that sytteh on the horsse.
Apoc.xix.d.
¶ Chastitye.
Chastytye is the gifte of God. Sapi.viiii.d.
which is not geuen to all men. Mat.xix.b.
He that cannot liue chast, ought to mary .i.cor
vii.a
Chastite is greatly commended of S. Paule
i.Corin.vii.d.e.f: An example of chastyte in Ioseph
þe; patriarche. Gene.xxxix.b: Also in Sarah.
Tobi.iii.c: also in Iudith. Iudith.viii.a: Also
in Susanna, which loued rather to die, then to
lease her chastite. Dani.xiii.c.
¶ To Chastise.
God doth chastyse vs for our iniquityes. Tobi.xi.c.xii.a.
For he doth chastyse his. Iere.xxxi.
Hebr.xii.b. Apoca.iii.d. An example in Dauyd.
ii.Reg.xxiiii
¶ Circumcision.
Circumcisi&obar; signyfyeth the nacyou of þe; Iewes
Ga.ii.b. Eph.ii.c. wherof Christe is called the
minyster that is, to say a preacher sente to the
Ieues. Roma.xv.b,
The carnall circumcision, was the signe by
the whiche they were receaued into the people
of god gen.xvii,b, þe; which saued not. Ro iiii.a
ga.iii.a. for Abrah&abar; was rightuous by faith before
he receaued it. Gen.xvii,b.
Circumcision is nothing. but the faith in christ
whych worketh by charity. i.Cor.vii.d. Gala.v
a.vi.d. th&ebar; it is not necessarye. Ga.ii.a.v.a. But
the circumcision of þe; hert. Iere.iiii.a. Rom.xii.d
Ga ii.a.v.a. But the circumcision of the herte.
Act.vii.g.
¶ Concupiscence, or lust.
Concupiscence, is that euyll inclinacyon and
nature whych we haue of the olde Ad&abar;, whiche
draweth vs to euill. Gene.viii.d: whych Paule
had not knowen to be sin, if the law had not sayed:
thou shalt not luste. Rom.vii.b. and that
whyche fyghteth agaynste the spirite of God.
Gala.v.d.
Cogcupisc&ebar;ces ought to be mortefied. Colos.
iii.a. ∧ fl.d. ii.Pet.i.a.ii.b.iii a.
Al that is in the world, is c&obar;cupiscence of the
flesh. and concupisence of the eyes and the pride
of lyfe ii.Iohn ii.c.
The blasphemers bringing in new secte.s,d.
folow their own concupiscences. ii.Pet.ii.b.
The Prestes were stoned for their whorishe
concupiscence. Dani.xiii
C&obar;cupiscence is forbidden vs. Exo.xx.c, Dani.v.c.vii.d:
An example in Paul. Act.xx,g.
After that concupiscence hath conceaued (þt;
is to say hath delyuered) she bringeth forth syn.
Iames.i.a. Let vs not therfore couet anye euill
thinges. i.Cor.x.b. Eccle.xviii.d, Roma.vi.b:
He that coueteth another mans wife, is an adulterer.
Mat:v.d. Prouer.vi.c. Eccle.xxv.d.
¶ Confession.
Confessyon, forgeuinge of thanckes and praisinges
to God, i.corin.xvi.b. ii.coriu.xx e. iii.reg
viii.d. Ma.xi.d. Psal.xi.d. Psal.cxv.a.cxviii.a,
To c&obar;fesse for to recognise. Leu.vi.g. Io vii.c,
Mat.x.d. Whosoeuer therefore shall confesse
Christ before m&ebar;, the same wil he c&obar;fesse that is
-- --
to saye recognise (before his father. Luke.xli.v.
Confession, for knowledging of our synnes,
which we do, only to God, loking for absolucion
of th&ebar; by christ. D&abar;.ix.a. Psal.xxii,a.cvi.a.li.a.
i.Io.i,d.iiii.a.c.
Iudas, which confessed hym selfe to the prestes
of þe; law, ∧ not to god, is d&abar;ned. ma.xxvii.a.
Paul confessed him self to Timothe, ∧ to al þe;
readers or heraras of his Epistel, that he was a
persecuter of the church of Christe. i.Tim.i,c.
None were baptysed of Iohn, which confessed
not their sinens to god, knowledgyng them
selues to haue nede of the redempcion of Christ
Mat.iii.b.
What our confession of our synnes ought to
be before men, is shewed. Act.ii.c.xix.d.
Confession is reconciliacyon and agremente
with oure brother. Mat.v.d. Lu.xii.g
To c&obar;fesse our synnes one to another, is to c&obar;fort
oure selues, or to aske councel. James,v g.
To shewe him selfe to the prestes. Luke.xvii.d
is not auricular confessyon: but to offer an oblacion
after the law. Leuit.xiii.a.xiiii.a. Christ.
Christ is the Image of the father. ii.Cor.iiii.a.
Colos.i.c. Heb.i.a. In whom are the treasures
of wisdome ∧ of knowledge, ∧ fulnes of the diuine
power Colos.i.g.ii.a.b.
Christ was prefygured in Isaac. Gene.xxxii.b
and, in the brasen serpent. Num.xxi.c.
Christ is the propiciati&obar; ∧ reconciliaci&obar; for our
sinnes. Rom.v.b. Ioh.i.a.iiii.c. The sauior of þe;
world. Luke.ii b. i.John.iiii.c. Isa.xxviii.d.xlix
b. Gene.xlix.b. Our hope, wysdome, ryghtwesnes,
holynes, and redempti&obar;. Colos.i.d. ∧. i,Cor.i.d.
Our aduocate. i.Iohn.ii.a. Hebr.ix Roma.viii.g.
By Christ God hath geu&ebar; vs victory of synne
of death and of hel, i.corin.v.g.
By Christ, the father hath reconciled al thinges
to him selfe. Colos.i.a.
An exhortacion, that we shuld go to Christ by.
trew fayh. Hebr.iiii.d.x.d.xiii.b. Philp.ii.a.
i Pet.ii,d. Rom,xiii,d. Esai.xi.a.
Christ is dead. Mat.xxvi..f. for to manyfeste
his charitye to vs. Rom.v.b. And to make satysfaction
for our synnes. Rom.iiii.d v,b. Hebr.ix
g. Esa.liii.a. That we beleuynge in hym, should
haue euerlastyng lyfe. Iohn.iii.b. and that afterward.
we shoulde liue to him, and not to synne.
i.corin,v.c
Christ is rysen agayne, the first of al th&ebar; þt; shal
ryse againe. i.Cor.xv.c.d. Apo,i.b. colos.i.c. for
his resurreccion is our iustificaci&obar;. Roma.iiii.d
Christ shall appere againe þe; second time. Heb
ix.g. With whom we shal appere in glorye. Colos.ii.a.
Christ shewed before to hys apostles, that he
should not be alwayes corporally with th&ebar;. Ma
xxvi.b: But that he shuld be with them by hys
spirite, vnto the end of the world. Mat.xxviii.d
Christ is the foundacion of the church, i.Corin.iii.c.
Ephe.ii.d. Luke in the word ascensyon.
¶ The Christen,
The Antiochians were fyrst called christen.
Act.xi.d.
The christen are taught of God. Esa.liiii.d. Iohn.vi.b.
The purenes of the christen, for the knowledge
of the Gospel. Esa.xi.b.
The Ioy of the christen for their deliuerance
through Christ, Esa.ix.a.
The geuinge of th&abar;ks of þe; christ&ebar;, for the merci
of god, which c&obar;meth, vnto th&ebar; by christ. esa.xii a
¶ The crosse.
The crosse, is all maner of aduersytye, and
trybulation: whych euery man oughte to beare
after christe, all the dayes of his life Mat.xvi.d.
Mar.viii.d. Luke.ix.c. or he shall neuer come into
the kingdome of christe. Mat.xx c. Mar.x.c.
If anye man beare not his crosse, he cannot
be the disciple of christ, nor the minister of hys
word. Mat.x.d. Eccle.ii,a.
Paul reioiseth him of the crosse: that is of the
afflicci&obar;s which he suffered for christ gal.vi.d.
The preachynge of the crosse is the power of
the faithful. i.corin.i.c.
¶ Church.
The church is the bodye of christ. Eph.i.d. colos.i.d.
The house of God. i,Timothi.iii.d. the
spouse of christ. Psal.xiv. For the which christe
hath geu&ebar; him selfe, Ephe.v.d.
The churche of God is free from sinne, death
and hel, Esa.xi.b.
In þe; church is remissi&obar; of sines, Esa.xxxiii.d.
Christ is the foundation of the church. i.corin iii.c,
the head, Eph.i.d. colos.i.d.
The church c&abar;not be destroied by the power of
hell. Mat.xvi.c.
In the church are many administracyons. i.cor.xii.a.
In the church al is holy zach.xiiii.d.
Paule hath geuen one maner of doctryne in
al churches. i.cor.xiiii.f.
The church is defended by christ. zach.xiiii.a.
The faythful gathered together in one house
are a churche. Roma.xvi.a. colos.iiii.d.
¶ Chyldren.
Chyldren ought to be chastised. Eccle.xxx,a.b.
Pro.xiii.d.xix.c.xxiii.b.xxix.c.
We oughte to commaund children to kepe the
word of God. Deut.xxxii.g.
The payne for disobdient childr&ebar;. Deu.xxi.d
Pro.xx.c. The office of children toward their fathers.
Ephe.vi.a. colos,iii.d.
They are the right chyldren of God, whyche
are led by the spirite of God. Roma,viii.c. And
of Abraham, whych do folow his faith in christ
to .ix.b: By the which sayeth we are made the
chyldren of God. Gala.iii.d. Iohn.i.c. We are
then heyres. rom.viii.c. Let vs then be holy. De.xiiii.a.
the worlde knoweth not the chyldren of
God. i,John.iii.a.
¶ Cursing.
God doth curse the blessinges of the prestes,
and blesseth their curssinges. Mala.ii. An example
in Balam. Deut.xiii.a. Iosu.xiiii.b.
We ought to blesse th&ebar; that cursse vs. i.Pet.iii.a.
An example in christ. i,Pet.ii.d. Item in Dauid. ii.Reg.xvi.d, also in. S. Paul. i.corin.iiii.c.
Cursynges to th&ebar; that kepe not the commaundementes
of God. Deut.xi d, Leui.xxvi.b.
They that are accursed for christ are happye.
Math.v,a: but they may not curse their persecuters,
Ro.xii.c.
¶ The commune wealth.
The commune wealth did florishe, prosper
and go wel forwarde, when the ryghtuous dyd
reygne. Prou.xxviii.b.xxix.a.b.
The commune wealth is kepte by good counecell,
and not by tyranny, force ∧ constraynynge.
Prou.xi.b.
D.
¶ The Deuell.
The Deuel, that is to say an euel speaker and
accuser.
The infideles are the sede of the Deuel. mat.xiii.a.
i.John.iii.b. Holden in captyuytye at hys
wyll. ii.Tim,ii.d.
The domynacyon which the deuel had vpon
vs, is destroied by christ. Hebr.ii.b, i.Iohn,iii.b
The deuell knew Christ) but Christ forbode
hym to preach it. Mat.viii.d. Marci.iii.b.v a.
Luke,iiii.g,viii.d. the same dyd Paul. Act,xvi.d.xix,c.
For to shew that we ought not to haue
feloship &wt; the deuels. i.Cor.x.c.
¶ Disciples
They are þe; disciples of christ, which do abide
in the fayth. Iohn,viii.d,
We are knowen to be the disciples of christ
if we haue loue one to another, Iohn.xiii.d.
He cannot be Christes discyple, that loueth
more his parentes then him. Mat.x.d.
He that wilbe christs disciple, let him loke (as
he that wyll buylde a house, or begyn war) whether
he haue the gifte of God for to endure for
-- --
christes sake Lu.xii..f.xiiii.
¶ Dysobedience.
The dysobedience of Adam hath made vs sinners
and dysobediente before God. Roma,v.d.
The disobedient to the word of God, are accursed
Deutero.xxviii.b. Iere,xxvi,a.xxix.b. Exod,xvi.c.
And shall shortelie die, Deute.xxx.d.
An example of the Prophete, i.reg.iii.d. And he
that obeyed not vnto the sentence of the Iudge
geuinge iudgmente according to the lawe, was
slaine. Deutero.xvii,c.
Achan being disobedient is stoned. Iosu.vii.d.
And the Iewes caryed into coptiuitie.iiii,reg xvii.d.c.
¶ Dronck&ebar;nes.
A man ought to beware of dronk&ebar;nes. Luke
xxi.f. Ephe.v.d. Prouer.xxxi.a.
The inconueniences of dronckennes, Prouer.xxiii.d.
Ecclesiasti.xxxi.b.c d,
Noe being dr&obar;k&ebar; is mocked of his s&obar;ne. Gen.ix
c. Loth being droncken c&obar;miteth incest or shameful
lechery wyth his daughters. Gene.xix.f.
Benhadab beyng dronken ∧ a contempner of
God is driuen awaye from God by Anaz. iii.Reg.xx.c.
Ela being dronken is slaine of his seruaunt
zambri. iii.reg.xvi.c.
Amm&obar; being dronckens is slaine of Absalon. it
reg.xiii.f.
Dronkardes shal not possesse the kingdome
of heauen. i.Corin.vi,d,
Death,
Deathe is prophecyed to the transgressoures
of the word of God. Gene.ii.c. Deut.xxx.d. And
for the synne of one man. roma.v.c. It is ordened
that all shal die Hebr.ix.g. The remembr&abar;ce
wherof is bytter. Eccle.xli a. And the day incertaine.
Lu.xii.e.
A man shuld not aske auy thynge at the dead
for the confyrmacyon of our faith, for the gospell
is sufficient for to lerne to lyue well. Luke.xvi.g.
Esay.viii,d, Deute xviii.a.b. Against the
whych Saul dyd, thynckyng that he would inquyre
at the dead: but they were deuels i.reg.xxviii.a.b.
The priestes ought not to be assistant at the
burialls or funeralles of the dead. Leui.xxi.a.
¶ The death of Christ.
Christ died Ioh.xix. Shewynge vs his loue
i.Io.iii.c. to thyntent that þe; grace of God were
in v. Heb.ii.b. He hath swalowed and destroied
death: to þe; intent that we beleuyng this, shulde
be heyres of euerlastyng lyfe Ioh.iii.b. ∧ i.Pet.iii.d.
and .ii.Tymoth.i.c. He hath also destroyed
the power of the deuyll, for to delyuer vs from
the bondage of the law. Ioh.xii.e. Hebr.ii.d. Satisfiynge
by hys death only, for all our synnes,
to thintent that we should no more returne vnto
them agayne. rom.v b.
Of the effect of þe; death. of Chist loke rom.iiii d.
Heb.ix.d. colos.i.c. ii.Corin.v.c. Roma.v.d. Apoca.i.b.
To dye wyth Christ. ∧ to be baptysed in hys
death, and buryed wyth hym, is to be iustifyed ∧
pourged from synne, ∧ to dye from synne, makinge
it to take an ende in vs. roma.vi.a.b. It&ebar;
to dye wyth Christe, from the elementes aud ordynaunces
of this world: is, not to be bound vnto
tradicyons. whych forbydde vs to touch this
or to eate that. colos.ii.d.
They shal dye that beleue not in christ (that is
to say by the interpretacyon of saynt Iohn) that
the wrath of God abydeth vpon them. Iohn.iii.d:
but not to dye, is to haue euerlastynge lyfe
Ioh.vi.e. They then that beleue in hym, shal neuer
dye. Ioh.v.d.viii.f.xi.d.
¶ E.
¶ Eleccyon.
Our eleccion is by grace, ∧ not by workes. ro.ix.c.xi.a.
Few are electe or chosen. Mat.xx.b.xxii.b.
We are elect, of god þe; father, thorow his good
wil. i.Pet.i.a. before the constitucy&obar; of þe; world
that by the grace ∧ merite of Christ, we shoulde
haue health, seruyng all m&ebar; by charite. Ioh.xv.c.
Eph.i.a, ∧, .ii.Tes.ii.d.
The elect cannnot be accused for as much as
God iustifyeth th&ebar;. roma.viii.f.
¶ Enemies
Loke in the loue of vs toward our enemyes.
¶ Enuy.
Enuy ought to be put out from al men. Gala.v.d.
i.Pe.ii.a. Prouer.xiiii.d. ∧ the enuyous m&ebar;.
Prouer.xxiiii.a. for it bryngeth vs to pouerte.
Prouer.xxviiii.d. to foly Sapi.vi.d: ∧ doth persecute
hys ueyghboure an example in Saule,
whych thorowe euuy persecuted Dauyd. i.Re.xviii,b:
ia the Philistines whyche thorow enuy
stopped the welles of the seruauntes of Abraham.
Gen,xxvi.c: in Rachel agaynst Leah. Gen.xxx.a,
in the chyldren of Iacob agaynst Ioseph.
gen.xxxvii.b, in the sacrifiers of þe; t&ebar;ple against
christ Mat.xxvii.b. Agaynst this saint Paul sayth:
that charyte enuyeth not. i.cor.xiii.b.
¶ Eucharistia.
How Eucharistia is ordeyned of god. i.corin.xi.e,
Wherof loke vpon thys word supper.
¶ Excommunicacyon
Excommunicacion and reieccyon from the holy
assemble of our Lorde Iesus Christ, þe; which
thynge is done by the church agaynste open and
obstynate sinners. Mat,xviii.b.
The maner of Paul for excommunicatyon. i.cor.v.b.
ii.Cor,ii.b.
He that is excommunycate ought not to be reputed
as an enemy, but as a brother. ii.Tessa.iii
We ought to eschue him that is excommunicate
after the fyrst and sec&obar;d correcti&obar;. Tit.iii.c.
The reason why Paul dyd excommunycate. i,Timotheus.i.d.
They that confessed Christ were thrust out of
the Sinnagoge, þt; is were exc&obar;municate. Io.ix.c
¶ F
¶ Flesh.
Flesh, is some time taken in a good part, that
is to wete for softnes. ii,corin.iiii,a. Ezek.xi.d.
Al that doth not procede of spirit þe; of god, is
flesh. Gen.vi.a, Heb.ix.b. col.ii.d. Gal.v.c. Io.iii.a.
i.Pe.ii.b.
Flesh and bloud (that is) all they that folowe
their c&obar;cupisc&ebar;ces) shal not possesse the kingd&obar;
of god. i cor.xvi.
The flesh cannot please God. Roma,viii.b.c.
The flesh fighteth against the spirit. Gala.v.c.i
The workes of þe; fleshe are adultery, fornicati&obar;,
vnclennes, w&abar;tonnes, Idolatry. ∧c, Gal.v,c
∧. ii.cor.xii.g.
A chrysten man oughte to crucyfye hym selfe,
that is to say, mortify his flesh ∧ his concupiscences.
Gal.v.d.
The flesh is to weake. Mat.xxvi d.
The flesh is taken for the body, Io.i.d. Io.i c a.
i.pe.iiii.a.
To eate flesh is no syn. i.Tim.iiii.a: An example
of Eliah. iii.Reg.xvii,a. to whom God dyd
sende in the mornynge and in the euening bread
and flesh.
¶ Fables.
Fables oughte to be eschued by the preachers
of the Gospell. i.Timo.iii.b.
If Israell serue straunge goddes, he shalbe
put in a fable: that is to say, into mockynge. iii.Reg.ix.b.
The Iuees despysynge the commandementes
of God are as a table. Deut.xxviii.d.
The Apostles teachynge christe, folowed not
fables. ii.Peter.i.c.
Let vs not here the fables of of any preachers
i,Tym.i.a.
Let vs not tary in the fables nor in the commaundementes
of men. Titum.i.d.
¶ Famynne or honger.
Famyshment to them whyche kepe not the
commaundmentes of God. Leui.xxvi.d. Deute.xxviii.b.
∧. xxxii.d
Famine for sinnes. iii.Reg.viii.d. Of famine
-- --
Deu.viii,a. Gene.xii.c.xxvi.c.xii.g.xlvii.d. ii.Re
xvii.c.xxi.a.xxiiii.b. iii.Re.xviii.a. iiii.Reg.vi.f.vii.b.viii.a.
Ezec iiii.b.xii.e. Ose.ix.a. Act.xi.d.
Famyne of the word of God. Ose v.d.viii.d
False.
The false prophetes are know&ebar; by their frutes
of whom we ought to bewar. Mat.vii.c. We
ought not to bere false witnes Exo.xx.c,xxiii.a.
¶ The faithful.
The faithfull are called the house of God. i.Pet.iii.d.
The reas&obar; why. i.Pet.ii.a: Also the
t&ebar;ple of the liuing god. ii,Co,vi.c: Also beloued
of God. Iudas.i.a. Babes littel oues in Christ
chyldren, yonge men yonge fathers, olde men. i.Iohn.ii.b.iii.a:
Also trulye free. Iohn.viii.d
Saynctes. Ephe i.a.
The faithfull know how to vse al creatures
without sin. Titum.i.d.
The faithful ought to haue no alyance with
the vnfaythful. ii.Cor.vi.c.
The faythfulnes required in the mynysters. i.Cor.iiii.a:
That they maye teache that, whiche
christ hath commanded. Mat.xxviii.d: That is
the gospel. Mar.xvi d.
The faythfull ought allway to be readye to
geue a reason of their fayth. i.Pet.iii.c,
The c&obar;uersaci&obar; of the faithful in good works
Ti.iii.c.d. i.pet.iii.b.ii. He.xiii.c.
¶ Fornicati&obar;.
Fornycacyon ought to be eschued. i.cor.x.b. ∧
.i.Thes.iiii.a. Heb.xii.d. Therfore ought euerye
man to haue hys owne wife. i,Cor.vii.a. for the
fornycatours sinnynge agaynst their owne bodye.
shall not haue the kingdome of God. i.Cor
iii.vi.b.d Hebr.xiii.a.
We must flye the felloshipp of fornycatours
i.corin.v.d, after the example of him that Paul
excommunicated. i.corin.v.a. and the Israelyte
whych commytted fornicacion with the daughters
of Moab. amonge whyche Phynehes kylled
zamri. Nomb.xxv.d.
To comyt fornication wyth straunge Gods,
is to commytte Idolatrye, and to forsake God
Exo.xxxiiii.b.c. Deu.xxxi,d. Iudges.ii.c.viii.g
God called the fornication of the people, and
the murmure whych they dyd agaynste him infidelitie
Nume.xiiii.d.
Sygnes to know þe; fornycation of a wom&abar; by.
Ecclesyasti.xxvi.b.
¶ Fayeth.
The definicion of faith. Hebr.xi.a.
We must geue faith to the promises of God
ii.Paralip.xx.e, For if we do not put fayeth to
his worde, it profiteth nothynge to heare it. Hebr,iiii.a.
Fayeth c&obar;meth by hearynge. Roma.x.c. which
is a worcke of God in vs. Ephe.i.d. ∧. i.Thessa.ii.c
Ioh.v.e, of which Christe is the author and
fiinsher Cor.xii,v. ∧, i,Tymo,i.c. it is than a gift
of God. Philyp.i,d, ii.Peter.i,a.
The faith is necessary for hym that c&obar;meth
to Christ Hebr.xi.b.
The ryghtuous lyueth by fayth. Abacu.ii.a.
The fayth iustifieth Gene.x.v..b. Rom.i.iii.d.iiii.c.v.d.ix a.
Act.xxiii.xvi. Iohn.iii. Gala.ii.c.iii.a.b.v.a.
i.Pet.ii.b. Esa.xxvi.
By fayth we lyfte oure selues vp agayne fr&obar;
oure synne. colos.ii.b, and are saued Eph.ii.a.b.
ii.Tim.iii.d: And we know God. i.Iohn.ii.a.
And we haue a waye in, ∧ a trust toward God þe;
father Eph.iii.b, and are his chyldren. Gala.iii
d. Blessed of hym. by whose power we are kepte
i.Peter.i.a.
By fayth we resiste the deuill, and ouercome
him and the worlde. i.Iohn.ii.b. i.Pet.v.c: For
it is our shyled Ephe,vi.c. ∧ brest plate. i.tes.v b.
Paul warneth vs to be stronge in the fayeth.
ii Cor.xv,g. Act.xiiii.a.
The faith wherof. S, Paul hath so much spoken
is that which worcketh by charyte, secretly
prouoking vs to good worke. Gal.v,a: Which
is the rocke and foundacyon of the churche, agaynst
the whych the powers of hell shall not
preuayle Mat.xvi.c: For the end of oure fayeth
is the health of our soules, i.Pet.i.b: appereth
by the these whyche is saued, by the same,
Luke,xxiii,f.
The fayth whych Christe requyred in all hys
myracles, was to beleue, that he coulde geue þt;
whych was requyred of him, as appereth by the
leper. Mat,viii,a. And by the two blynde men.
Mat.ix.d,
If the fayth be liuely, sure, ∧ strong as a graine
of mustarde sede, nothynge shalbe impossible to
him that hath it: for he shal ouercome al thinges
to the glory of Christ. Mat.xvii.c.
All that is not done of fayth is synne. Roma.xiiii.d.
They that haue receaued the fayeth and the
holy goost, and also tasted the Gospel of God
if they do forsake it, and blaspheme it, wyllyng
to be saued by other sacrifice th&ebar; that of Christ:
do abyde the iudgment of God without mercy
Hebr.vi.b.x,c. ii.pet.ii.d.
He that techeth the liuely fayth in Christ, buildeth
the buildyuge and doctryne of God. i.Tymo.i,a.
of the whych we ought to desyre the increase.
Luke,xvii.b. and contynuance, Colos.i,c.
Ioh.xv,a, for she is in euery place assured, Psal
cxxxviii, Though she be proued thorow diuerse
temptacyons. i:Pet.i.b,
The fayth in trybulation, causeth pacyence
Iam.i a. Let euery man se therfore whether he
contynue in the same. ii.Cor.xiii.b: Fayeth maketh
vs to obtayne þt; which we desyre in prayer
Mat.xxi:b. Mar.xi.c. and by the whyche we
are of the number of the sainctes, in receauyug
remissyon of our synnes of Act.xxvi.e.
¶ Frute,
The fruite of rightwessnes ∧ of syn. Ro.vi.d,
God wil multiply their frute, that kepe hys
comma&ubar;dementes. Devte.xxviii.a.
Oure affectyons thorowe the lawe do fructyfy
to death. Rom.vi.b. therfore to the intente
that we shuld fructyfy vnto God, by good workes,
we are deliuered from the Curse of the law
viii.Roma.
The frut of Maries w&obar;be (which is Christ) is
blessed, Luke.i d.
¶ Fastyng.
The fastyng wythout Ipocrisye. Mat.vi.b,
and that the Lord requyreth Esa.lviii.b, for he
that fastyth wythout ceasyng from syn, is lyke
vnto hym which is puryfyed for touchynge of
the dead, and toucheth yt agayne Eccle xxxiiii.d.
Esa.lviii.a. and after lyke maner, fastynges ∧
oblaci&obar;s do profet nothing the obstinat people
Ie.iiii.b.
Fastynges wtyhout workes of mercy do profet
nothyng. zach.vii.b.
Fastyng Ioyned wyth prayer. Tob.xii.d. Examples
Dani.ix.a. Act.xiii.a.xiiii.d. ii.Cor.vi.b
Lu.ii.f. Math.xvii.c. Tob.iii.b. Iudge.xx.d. i.Reg.vii.b.
ii.Para.xx.a. ii.Reg.xii.d.
Ipocrytes do caste God in the teeth wyth their
fastynges. Esa.lviii.a.
¶ Father ∧ mother.
To honour father ∧ mother, is for to do good
vnto th&ebar; in ministring vnto th&ebar;, thynges necessary
for them, Mat.xv. Ma.vii.a. A man ought
then to do this. Exo,xx.b. Leu.xix.a. Deu.v.b in
obeying of th&ebar;, Pro.xxxiii.c. Eccle:iii.a. Col.iii.d.
Ephe,vi.a. without cursing or striking of th&ebar;
Exo.xxi.b. Leui.xx,b. for God dyd punyshe the
people of Israell, because they disobeied their
par&ebar;ts. Ezec.xxii.a. but for al that they must not
obey th&ebar; more then Christ. Mat.x.d.
The par&ebar;ts ought to teach the word of God
vnto their children. Deu.xi.c.
¶ G
¶ To do good.
We can do no good wythout Christe. Iohn.xv.a:
for that which is done without fayeth is
syn. Rom.xiiii,d.
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We must do good to them that, hate vs, mat.v.g,
Luke,vi.
He that doth good, is of God. i.Ioh.iii.c.
We ought to do good all wayes. Gala.vi.b.
Tes.iii.c.
In doyng good, we do stoppe the mouthes of
wicked men. i.Pet,iii,c
There is none that doeth good. Psal.xiiii.a
liii.a. Roma.iii.b
¶ Good,
None is good, but onely God. Luc.xviii.d,
Iu xi,b.
God is good to all them that be right in hert
Psal.lxxiii.a.cxxv.a: ∧ to them that trust in him
Psal.lxxii.a
¶ God.
God is one, ∧ the father of al, which is aboue
all, by all, and in vs al: not dwelling in temples
made with meus handes. i.Corin.viii,b, Ephe,iiii.b,
Ro,xi,d, Act,xvii.f
It is God that iustifieth for the loue of Christ
Ro.viii.g. by whose Elecci&obar; we are sanctified,
thorough the holy ghost. i.Pet.i.a
God is a spirite. Ihon.iiii.c. That is, the begynnyng
and the ende. Apo.i.c.xxii.c, the head
of Christ. i.Cor.xi.a, whiche is wel pleased in
Christ hys sonne. Matthew.iii.d, whiche is in
Christ, ∧ Christ in God hys father. Ioh.xiiii.b,
whome neuer m&abar; saw, neyther can, se nor know
but Christ. Io.i.b.iiii.c.vi.e. i.Tim.vi.c
¶ Goddes.
The iudges are called goddes. Exo.xxii.b.d.
The hearers of Goddes woorde, are called
goddes. Ioh.x.g
The goddes, are Images ∧ ydoles made &wt;
mens h&abar;des. Deu.iiii,d whose vertu ∧ properte
the Psalmist sheweth. Psal.cxv. Baruch.vi.b,
Sapi xviii.b. And they are many in n&ubar;ber. iii.Reg.xviii.g.
but to vs is one onely God. i cor.viii.d,
wherfore the stra&ubar;ge goddes ought to be
cast out, ∧ one onely God worshipped of vs. Iosue.xxiiii.f
¶ Gyftes of God.
All that we haue is the gifte of God, in the parable
of the talentis. Math.xxv.d. Luke.xix.b.
i,Cor.iii.b. Iam i.c, ii.Pet.i,a.
It is th&abar; of God that we be saued. Eph.ii,a
It is than of God to vnderstande the scryptures.
Lu.xxiiii.g, to the whych Christ openeth
our vnderstandinges. i.Corin.xiiiii.b.
Christ hath geuen many gyftes to the Edefiyng
of hys church. Eph.iiii.b.
Euery m&abar; hath his proper gift of God. i.cor.vii.b.
God requireth giftes that be geuen willinglye.
Exodus.xxv,a.xxxv a.
¶ Gospel.
Gospel, is as much to say, as glad Tidinges.
Lu.ii,b, þe; power of God, to the helth of all th&ebar;
that beleue. Roma.i.a.b. i.cor.xv,a: The wisd&obar;
of God. Mat xi.c. i.cor.ii.b. the ministracion of
the spirit and of rightousnes. i.cor.iii.b: Euerlastinge
life thorow christ, the which God hath
euerlastyngelye promysed Ephe.i.a, ii.Tim.i.c.
Tit.i.a. The secret l&obar;g time hide colos.i.d. rom.xv.d,
which thinge to open and declare christ is
comme. Mar.xvi.b, and hath sent his apostels
Mat,x.c, to preach it to all creatures. Marc:xvi
d. whych thyng was done. col.i,c: to the whiche
(not withstanding) al men obeied not. Rom.xii,c,
Esa.liii.a. The similitude of the seade. Mat.xiii.a.
proueth the same.
By the gospel is declared the glorie and maiesty
of christ, ii.cor.iiii,a, the whych commaunded
his Apostles to teach al that he had taught
th&ebar;. Mat.xxviii.d. Mar,xvi,d, without taking
any thinge. Mat.x.a. but suche thynges as are
necessary to the lyfe. Mat,x,v, i,cor,ix,a,b.
The gospel increaseth it self more and more,
by good workes. col,i,a: The which Esai shewed
before, to be preached in diuers t&obar;ges, Esai,xxviii,c,
the which thinge was done. act,ii,a,b,
And by the preaching of it, þe; church is gathered
together in all the worlde, Esaye,lx,a, And the
consciences made glad, Pro,xii,d,
The terrible Iudgment of God againste the
despisers of the gospel, ii,Tes,ii,c,
The bishop doth the office of an Euangelist,
ii,tim,iiii,b,
They that set forth the gospel, whosoeuer thet
be, oughte not to be let, Lu,ix,f
By the preachinge of the gospel, if we do beleue
it with the hert, we accomplishe the comm&abar;dem&ebar;tes
of God, Deut.xxx.c
Gentiles.
They are Gentiles or Grekes, whych are not
of the circ&ubar;cision, Rom,i,b, christ is the loking
for of the gentyles. Gene.xlix.b. Esaie.li,b,
The gentiles are called to Christ, by the preaching
of the Apostles. Esa.lxvi.f: to the glory of
God. Esa.xliii.a Psal.xviii. ∧ .lxxxvi. and conuerted
to him. Psa.cxiii. Esa.ii.a. zach.viii.d.ix
a,xiiii.d. of whome he is also þe; head. ii.re.xxii.d
Paule monisheth vs, not to folow the worckes
of the gentyles. Eph.iiii.d. for they are far
from Christ, ∧ pertayn nothing vnto him. Eph.
ii.c, because they do not folow righteousnes.
Rom.ix,e, And therfore doth God forbidde the
Iewes to haue any couersaci&obar; with th&ebar;. Leui.xviii.d.
Deut.vii.a. Iosue.xxiii.a. Exo.xxxiiii.b
ii.corin.vi.c: And that they do not receyue theyr
customes about the dead. Deut.xiiii.a
Christ prophecyed the entring of the g&ebar;tyles
into the church. Mat.viii.b. ∧ that they shoulde
haue trust in hym, after that they had hard the
iudgement ∧ Gospel of health. Mat.xii.b. ∧ put
asyde the seruynge of Idoles. Ihon.iiii.c, for
Christ is sent vnto them. Act.ii.f.xxviii.g. ∧ the
dore of fayth opened. Act.xiiii.d. whome also
Christ calleth his shepe. Io.x.c. chosen by grace
Rom.x.d. purified by fayth. Act.xv,d. c&obar;uerted
by God. Act.xi.c. knowing the secret mistery of
grace. col.i.d. Then a man ought not to esteme
them abominable. Act.x.c: but preache þe; gospel
vnto th&ebar;. Mar.xvi.d, as s. Paul did. Act.xiii.g.
for he his their minister. Ro.xv.d, their apostel.
Rom.xi.b. their teacher. Gal.i.c. Tim.ii.b: and
their master. ii.Tim.i.c
¶ Glory.
The glory of Christ is declared by the gospel
ii.cor.iiii.a: the which he sheweth to th&ebar; whom
he hath chosen. Roma.ix.e
All honour ∧ glory to God onely. Apo.iiii.d.
Phili.iiii.d. Iudas.i.g. to whose glory, we ought
to do all thinges. i.cor.ix.g: whither we liue
or dye. Ro.iiii.b: for al that is done to the glory
of christ, commeth of the holy Ghost. i.cor.xii.a
Christ is the hope of our glory. collo.i.d: The
which the holy Ghost doth promes vs after tribulacions.
i.Pe.i.b, although they be not worthy
of this glory, rom.viii.d. ii.cor.iiii.d
Let vayne glory be farre from vs. Gala.v.d.
Phil.ii.a, for thei which seke glory, can not beleue
in christ. Io.v.f.g. as apeareth by the cheaf
of the Iewes. Io.xii.f.
¶ Glotony.
Glotony, is the worke of darkenes. Rom.xiii
d: let vs not therefore be geu&ebar; vnto it, as Esau.
heb.xii.d: But let vs set agaynst it, the prayer þt;
is written, Eccle.xxiii, a the whiche is no corporall
thynge: but spyritual. Psal.iiii.v.xvii.xlvii
lxxix,xciiii.cxxvii. i.Pe.iii
¶ Grace.
By the grace of God, commeth our redempcion,
the deliurraunce from synne, and our purgacion,
Romano.vii.d. Ephe.i.b, Tytus.iii.a.
Gal.ii.d, Act.xiii.f, by which we are saued, not
by workes. Ephe.ii.a.b. Ioh.i.b. Otherwyse
grace were no grace. Romano.xi.a: let vs cease
therfore from euell worckes, and wayte for the
euerlastynge lyfe. Tit.ii.c.d, which is geuen vs
by grace. roma.vi.
God had purposed before the beginning of
the world, for to geue vs grace through christ. ii
Tymo.i.a.
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Grace ought not to be receyued in vayne. ii.Corhy vi.a.
but we ought for to encrease in the
same. ii Pet.ii.d, for fearfull iudgement shall
he haue, which refuseth it. heb.xi,c: which thing
they do, that wil be iustified by their workes,
gala.v.a, let vs therfore trust in the same grace
onely, which is offered vs, by the Gospel. i.Petri,ii.c.
A man ought to geue thankes, after he hath
eaten. Deut.viii.b, An example in Christ. Mat
xxvi.c, Marc.xiiii.c, and in Paul. Act.xxvii.f
¶ Gelosye.
The law of gelosye, Num.v.
The gelose ∧ dronken woman. Eccle xxvi.b.
&rhand; H.
¶ Head.
Head, for chapter, beginninge, or principall
cause of a thing. Psal,xl.b
Head, for princes, powers, ∧ k&ibar;ges. Ex.xxviii
b, i,Reg xv.d. Psal.xviii.f. Esa.i.b Amos.ix.a
Christ, is the head of the churche. Ephe.i.d,iiii.v.d
Colo.i,c.ii,b
Christ is the head of man. i.Corin.xi.a
Man is the head of the woman. i.Corin.xi.
Ephe.v
The head of the serpent is broken by Christ,
and not by the woman. Gene.iii.c
¶ Herte.
A fleshy hert, that is to say, a hert easy ∧ apte
to teache Ezech.xi. ∧ .ii.Cor.iii.a
The hart of man is euell. Iere.xvii.b. Gene.vi,a.viii,d
God doth know the depenes of the hert, doth
proue it and beholde it. i,Reg.xvi,b, iiii,Reg&ubar;
viii.d, Act,xv,v, i.Tessa.ii,a. i.Ioh,ii d, Eccl
xiii,c, Ierem.xvii.b
God openeth the counsayll of the hertes, i,Cor,iiii,a
Out of the hert procede euel thoughtes, mat,xv,b, Mar,vii,b
The hert is circumcised of God, to the intent
that it should loue none other, nor put truste in
any exterior worke, but in God only. deu,xxx.b
The hert is renewed of God, Eze,xi,d:xxxvi
f, Iere,xxiii,f, iii,Reg,xviii,f
The hert must fyrst be opened of God, before
any man can geue hede to the worde of God,
Act,xvi,c
Let vs not saye in our hert, that for our righteousnes
God hath geuen vs euerlastinge lyfe
Deut,ix,a
In our hertes let vs singe Psalmes, Hymnes,
and songes Ephe,v,d
God hath written hys lawes in the hertes
of hys faythfull, Hebr,viii,d,x,c
Let vs not folow the thoughtes of our hertes:
but let vs only do that which god hath c&obar;maunded,
Numer,xv,d
¶ Housholde,
Abraham comma&ubar;ded his housholde to kepe
the waye iudgement and righteousnes of God
Gene,xviii,c
He that careth not for hys housholde, is an
infidele, i,Timo,v,a. Prou xxvii,d
¶ Holy dayes,
The Lord hateth the holy dayes, Esay,i,d:
Amos,v,f
Paule rebuketh theym that kepe the holye
dayes, Gala,iiii,b
Of the Iewes holy dayes, loke Leui,xxiii,a,
Exo,xxiii,b, Deu,xvi,a, Exo,xxxiiii,c, Leui,xvi
f,xxiii,d, in which holy dayes it behoued th&ebar; to
offer thinges appoynted, Nume,xxviii,a,
All dayes are, by Christ made vnto vs lyke
Co,ii,f, Mat,xxii,a, Mar,ii,b
¶ Hatred,
Hatred is forbidden: Leui,xix,d
All Christen men are hated for Christ, Mat,x,c,
And they should do good to th&ebar; þt; hate th&ebar;,
Exo,xxiii,a, mat,v,g, Lu,vi,e, An ex&abar;ple in Dauid,
ii,Reg.ix,a. It&ebar; in Christ, Lu,xxiii,a, It&ebar;
in. s, Steu&ebar;, Act.vii,g. Therfore a m&abar; ought to
hate no m&abar;: for he þt; hateth his neyghboure, is
not in the light of the Gospel: but a murtherer,
i.Ioh.ii.b.iii.c
¶ Heresy.
Heresy for a sect, Act.xxvi.a Loke wherfore
that ther must be heresies. Co.xi.d
A man ought to fle from heretykes. Ti.iii.c
&rhand; Herytage.
The faithful people is the heritaage of God
Exod.xv,d Deu,iiii,c.ix,d.xxxii,b,xxxiii.a, iii.Reg.viii f,x,a
The heritage of the kyngdome of heauen, is
geuen vs by promise, not bi the worckes of the
lawe, Gal,iii,c.d Mat,xxv,d
Christ hath bought and regenerat vs, to the
intent that we should enheret the kyngdome of
heauen. Tit,iii.b, the whiche is kept for vs in
heauen. i Pet.i.a
Christ is the inheritour of al. Hebr,i.a Luke
xx c, with whom we are also heyres, beynge by
fayth the children of God, Gala,iiii.b
¶ Honoure.
To honour father ∧ mother. Exo.xx.b. Deu.v,b,
is to minister vnto them thynges necessary
to lyue by, Math,xv.a, whych thynge thorowe
couetuousnes, the Pharises had made of none
effecte, or lyttle regarded, Mar.vii.a. Ma,xv,a
Honour also is due vnto kynges, i,Pet,ii,c,
to the elders. Leui.xix.b. also to theym that do
helpe forth the gospel, by administration. i.Cor
xvi.c. Let vs giue honour to al m&ebar;, for Goddes
sake. i.Pet.ii.d. geuyng honour to th&ebar; that honour
bel&obar;geth. Rom.xiii.c.
He that honoureth not Christ, by beleuing in
him, dishonoureth hys father whiche sent him.
Iohn.v.d.
¶ Humilitie.
To h&ubar;ble, for to punish ∧ slay. Iudg.iii.d.iiii.d
To humble, is to submit a mans selfe vnder
the mygthty h&abar;d of god, and to cast al his care
vpon hym. i.Pet.v.b.
He that h&ubar;bleth hym (that is, thinketh lowly
and maketh no estimation of him selfe) shal be
exalted of god. ii.re.vi.d. Lu.i.e. Let vs therfore
haue humilitie in herte, without preferringe of
our selues aboue any m&abar;, by arrog&abar;cy. Epheci.iiii.a.
Col.iii.b.v.b. Of the whych thing Christ
doth warne vs, in the Parable of the gestes.
Luke.xiiii.b. ∧ of the little childe. Mat.xviii.a
Mar.ix.e. Luke.ix.f
Let the humble christian m&abar; vexed wyth dyuers
aflyctions reioyce, for in that is he greate
before God. Iam.i.b, and therfore shal he be exalted.
Mat.xxiii.b. Luke.xiiii.c. An example of
the publican. Luke.xviii.b.
The prayse of humilitie. Pro.xvi.c.
¶ The holy Gost.
The holy Gost, is the holye ∧ deuine power,
by the which mens hertes are renued from heau&ebar;.
i.Reg.x.e. To the intent they may c&obar;preh&ebar;d
the thynges of God. i.Ioh.ii.c And which geueth
wytnesse vnto oure hertes, that we are of
God. Rom.viii.c: by the which also we do call
vpon the father with c&obar;fidence. Gala.v.c: and
know that God doth dwel in vs. i.Ioh.iii.d
Of the grace ∧ gyftes of the holy gost. i.Cor.xii.a.xiiii.c.
The holy gost in the scripture (by a
Metaphore) is called with diuers names, accordyng
to the graces that are geuen vs: That is
to say, water. Esay.xliiii. also fyre. Ie.xxiii. Act
ii. Also wynd. Act.i. also oyntment. i.Ioh.ii. also
an exhorter ∧ conforter. Ioh,xiiii,d.xvi.c
¶ Health.
God is our health Exodi.xv.a. Psal.lxv. at
wh&obar; we ought to aske it. Iere,xvii.b, thorowe
Christ, Iuda,i.g. In the power of wh&obar; is oure
health, Mat,xix,d, whyche is the creatour ∧ sauiour
of the world. Hebr.v.c. ∧. i.Ioh.iii.c. and
i.Timo.iiii.c. ∧. ii.Tim.ii.d. the whych is come
for to saue vs. Math.viii.b. Luk.xix.b, Io.iii.b
thorow mercy, ∧ not by our workes or merites
to the entent that no m&abar; should boast him selfe,
Ephe.ii.a,b Tit.iii.b And there is health in
none other but in hym. Act,iiii.b
Health for victory. Iud.xv,d, ∧, ii.Reg,xxiii,b
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also. iiii.Reg.v.a, An example in Saul, whiche
did ascribe his helth (þt; is to say his victory) to
God, ∧ not to his owne strength. i.Reg.xi.d: for
the helth of men is vayne. Psal.lx.c
¶ I.
Ipocrisye.
Preachers ought to reproue the Ipocrisye
of mannes workes. Esa.lviii.a, as the prophete
did Esa.xxix.d.e
Ipocrites will neuer knowlege their sinnes
Malachie.iii.b
The hope of Ipocrites is vayne. Iob,viii.c.xx.a.xxvii.b
The iudgement, confusion, and dispayre of
Ipocrites, Iob.xxvi.b
Agaynst Ipocrytes that do onely glorifie th&ebar;
selfes of the name of God, ∧ denye hym in their
dedes. Esa.xlviii.a
Agaynst these Ipocrites, whiche do iustefie
them selfs by their outward dedes. Esai.lxvi.a
A prayer agaynst Ipocrisie. Psal.cxxxix. Of
ypocrisy loke Prouer.xii.c.xiiii.b.xxx.
Christ geueth eyght cursynges agaynste the
Ipocrytes: speciallye because they shutte vp the
kyngdome of heauen. ∧ c. And that they make a
conuert worse then th&ebar; selfes. ∧c. loke vp&obar; þe; text
altogether. Mat.xxiii,b. Idoles or Im&abar;ges.
An idol is nothing. ∧ hath no godly power in
it. i.corin,viii.b.ix.c. And therfore is there none
agrem&ebar;t betwene the t&ebar;ple of God ∧ ydols: And
for this cause did Asa put downe the ydoles. ii
Para.xv.b: ∧ Iosias.iiii. Reg.xxiii.b. Agaynste
which loke in Amos.iiii.a. Sapi.xiii.d. Abac.ii
d. Esay.xl.e. Psalm,lxxxxvii. Note these titles
Abhominacion ∧ Adoration or Worshipping.
A m&abar; ought to make no Images Exod.xx.a.
Leuy.xxvi.a Deute.iiii.c.d.v.a: for God hateth
th&ebar; Deu.xvi. And whosoeuer maketh th&ebar;, is cursed
of him. Deut.vii.a.b.c.d.
The Iewes as well as the G&ebar;tiles had trust
in their Images, thynkyng for to haue helpe of
th&ebar; in their tribulacions. Deu.xxxii.e. And therfore
God c&obar;ma&ubar;ded th&ebar; to be tak&ebar; downe, brok&ebar;
∧ burnt Deuter.vii.a.b.c.d.
Micah had made an Image for him self, but
the chyldren of D&abar; toke it fr&obar; him by force, and
worshipped it l&obar;getime. Iudg.xvii.a.b.c.d.e.f.
fr&obar; wh&ebar;ce Idoles had their beginninge, ∧ the euels
of Idolatry. Sapi.xiiii.b. Idolaters shall
not posses the kingdome of God. i.cor.vi.b. Let
vs therfore cast asyde all Idolatry, to thintent
þt; we perishe not, as the Iewes dyd, i.Cor.x.b.
i,Ioh,v, for þe; prophet ascribe the destrucci&obar; of
the people to Idolatry. Ezech.vi.a.xliii.b. Iere.xliiii.a.
and specially of the prestes. Ezec.viii.b
¶ Inuencyon.
Al inuencion agaynst the Lord God is accused.
Esay.iii.b, ∧ punished Psal.lxxxix, other by
derth. Deut.xxviii.b, or els by a plage. Iud.ii.d.
The priestes are caste out of the house of God,
for their Inuencions zach.ix.c.
¶ Innocency.
None is innocent before God. Exod.xxxiiii.a.
Num.xiiii.c. neuertheles he that killeth an innoc&ebar;t
in þe; sight of man, is accursed. Deut.xxvii
d, ∧ shal not abide vnpunished. ii.Re.xii.d.
The Iniurye that one doth vnto innocentes
Eccl.iiii.a.
The innocency of Tobi. Tob.ii.b. Iob sheweth
forth hys innocency. Iob.xxxi,a.
Inuocacyon or calling vpou.
To them that calle vpon the name of God, be
helth Ro.x.c. he calleth not truly vp&obar; the name
of God, which beleueth not in hym. Ro.x.c and
therfore did Enoch first call vpon the name of
Goo. Gene,iiii,d, Item Abraham. Gene.xii.c
xiii,a. þe;lso Iacob, gene,xxxiii.d, Also Moses
Exo.xxxiiii,a, Deu,xxxii,a, Also S&abar;pson. Iug.xv.d.xvi.g.
To call vpon or inuocate the name
of God ouer any m&abar;, is for to blesse or pray for
hym. Num.vi,d
God when he is called vpon in tribulations
doth heare, ii,Reg,xxii,a, And those are faythful
which do cal vpon him with a pure ∧ cleane
hert, ii.Timo.ii,d
Elyah doth moche th&ebar; that cal vp&obar; the Idol
Baal, iii.Reg,xviii,e
¶ Iudgement.
God doth iudgem&ebar;t to the fatherles, wydow
and straunger. Deut,x,d
The terrible iudgement of God, agaynst those
which beleue not the gospel, ii,tes,ii,c, ∧ those þt;
withdraw the faithful fr&obar; the truth of the gospel
Gal.v.b, which God doth suffre to be done
vnto th&ebar; which wil do that, that they like best,
Psal.lxxxi
God beginneth iudgem&ebar;t at his owne house:
for he sendeth tribulaci&obar;s ∧ afflicci&obar;s vnto hys
church. i,Pet.iiii.d, Pro.xi, for our correcci&obar;, to
thintent that we be not condempned with the
world. i,Cor,xi.g. Then to iudge is to punyshe
Gene.xv,c. Deut.xxxii.e. i.Reg iii.c
He that heareth Christ, ∧ beleueth his gospell
is not iudged, Io.v.d, ∧ he that beleueth it not,
is iudged already, Io.iii.c. because he despiseth
the worde of þe; gospel. mat.xiii.c. Io,xii.g. Th&ebar;
shall euery m&abar; be iudged according to his faith
Mat.xvi.d
¶ The generall iudgement.
Of the general indgem&ebar;t. Psal.xcvii. Esa.ii.xxxvii.a.lxvi.e,
the which is nyghe. Ro.xiii.d, ∧
shal come as a thefe in the night, for it is vncertayn,
we must therfore watch. mat..xxiiii:d. luc.xvii,f,
which day is onely know&ebar; of the father
Mar.xiii.d. zacha.xiiii.b. Of which the signes
are. Mat.xxiiii,c, mar.xiii.c. lu.xxi.e, In þt; which
day Christ shal apere with his a&ubar;gels, to them
that wayte for health, Mat.xxv,c, Hebre,ix,g, ∧
shal make open the counsayll of mens hertes. i.Cor.iiii,a.
In the which day also, the apostles
∧ saynctes shal iudge. i.Cor.vi.a, mat.xvi.d, by
the feare of which s. Iohan. dyd induce the phariseis
to the cha&ubar;ge of lyfe. Mat.iii.b. Lu.iii.b
¶ Humayne iudgement.
The iudges ought to do righteous iudgem&ebar;t
Deut.i.b,c.xvi.d, without iudging accordinge
to the outwarde apera&ubar;ce. Pro.xxiiii.c, Eccle.xi.a,
nor yet peruertyng, deu.xxiiii.d,xxvii.c. for
in iudgement, a m&abar; should not agre to the voice
of many, for to come by the trueth. Exo.xxiii.a,
The law also doth forbidde for to iudge of the
man, except he be know&ebar; to be such a one. Ioh.vii.e.
for he that iudgeth his brother, iudgeth the
law. Iac.iiii.c, let vs not iudge then according
to the outwarde shew. Io.vii.c, nor before the
tyme. i,cor.iiii,a. The signes ∧ wonders, which
God did before Pharao, are called iudgementes.
Exo.vii.a,xii. Iudgement for lawe, orders
right, deu,xviii.a
¶ Iudges.
The office of a iudge Exo.xxiii.a, Leui.xix.c.
Deut.i.a, whom m&ebar; must obey vnder the pains
of death. Deut.xvii.c
A righteous iudge ought not to accept persones.
Exo.xxiii.a, Leui.xix.c. nor be merciful to
the fatherles in a wr&obar;gful cause. pro,iii.a, eccle.iiii.b,
but iudge according to the law of the people.
Deu.xvii.b, but many are blynded through
gyftes. Eccle.xx.d. An example in the chyldr&ebar; of
Samuel, i.Reg.viii.a. iii.Reg,xxi.c.d
Christ is ordeyned of God hys father, to be
Iudge of the quicke ∧ of the dead, of the good
∧ of the euel. Act.x,g. Ro.xiiii.b, Hebr.xii.f. To
whom it is geu&ebar; to geue iudgement. Ioh.viii.d
¶ Iustification.
To be iustefied, is to be saued, redemed from
all iniquitie, pourged, wasshed, sanctified, regenerat
and renued by the sprete of God, and that
synne be not imputed vnto vs for the loue of
Christe: but forgeuen by hys grace to thintent
that we should do good workes. Tit&ubar;.ii.viii.b
Act.xiii.f, ii.Cor.v,d,vi,c. The which thyng is
done by fayth, Ro.iiii.v.a. For a man muste be
fyrst a new creature in Christ, before he do any
good workes. Luc.i.g. Tit,d. Eph.ii.b. To th&ebar;
that will be iustefied by the very law of God it
selfe, Christe is dead in vayne Galathians.ii,d
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and hys grace doth profyt hym nothynge. Ga.v.a.
then in as muche as God doeth iustifye, no
man can accuse vs. Rom.viii.g
¶ K. Keyes.
The keyes are the lawe and the worde of
God, by the whyche we do shutte and open the
kyngdome of heauen, that is to saye the church
Math.xv.c
Christ onely geueth the keyes to bind and to
losse by his word. Io.xx.f. Isa,xxii.f. Apo.iii.b
Whosoeuer is fylled wyth the holy Goost:
hath power to shewe by the word of God, that
they which do beleue (that remission of synnes
is done by Christe) are absolued (whyche is to
open) and that they whych do not beleue it, are
bounde (whych is to shutte (Iohn xx.d. Math.xviii.c
Iohn.xxi.e
¶ Kynge.
What maner a man a kyng should be. Deu.xvii.d.
i.Reg,xii.c. whose herte is in the h&abar;d of
God. Prouer.xx.a
A ryghtuousse kinge is the strengthe of hys
realme. Pro.xxix a.b. Sap.vi.d. Eccl.x.a
The kyng ought to read the boke of Deuteronomye,
that is to saye, the lawe of God, and
to kepe hym to that only. Deu xvii.d. An exemple
in Iosuah. iii.Reg.xxii.c. and preache it to
the people: An ex&abar;ple in Salom&obar;. iii.Re.xviii.f.
Kynges be happy by vsynge mercy. Proue.xxv.a.
An example in Dauid, Ezekiah, Ioiiah
Ecslesia.xlix.a. Item in Iosaphat and Asa. iii.Regum.xv.b.xxii.e.
Let vs honour the kyng. i.Pe.ii.c and praye
for hym. i.Timo.ii.a
Kynge Ieroboam bicause he suffered Images,
and sustayned Idolatry in hys realme: inducynge
his people to haue trust in other thynges
then in God, is terribly threatened. iii.Reg.
xxiiii.b.c.xvi.a.b
The worste desyre for to raigne. An ensample
of the fyery bush. Iud.ix.b, whose power is
set out. i.Reg.viii.b: A man shoulde take hede
of theyr displeasure. Prou.xvi,b: for they haue
done fornication, with the whore of Babilon.
Apoca.xvii.a. vnder theym is none other then
cursednes, Eccltsia.x. And if thou continue in
theyr wyckednes: they shall be punished wyth
the people: i.Reg.xii.d
The christen men are the kynges and sacrifiers
of God the father, c&obar;fyrmed bi Iesu Christ
Apoca.i.b.v.c and .i.Pet.ii.b
¶ Kyngdome.
The raygne of Christe is descrybed in the
blessing of Iuda. Gene.xlix.b. and. Esa.xxxii.a
God shal raigne for euermore. Exo.xv.e And
also the raygne of Christe. Esai.ix.b. Daniell.vii.g.
Of the kingdome of Christ, loke. Luke.xxii.c
Mat.xxv c. Act.xiiii.d. ii.Thess.i.b
They are depriued of the kingdome of God
which do obey to the flesh. Gala.v.d. which do
begyle their brethr&ebar;. i.Cor.vi.b: And are corrupt
by vyces. i.Cor.xv.f
The kyngdome of heau&ebar;, or the kingdome of
god is the knowlege of the gospel, or the churche
gathered togither bi the gospel. Mat,xiii.g
The misteries of which they do vuderstand, to
whom it is geuen. Math.iii.b. Luke.xi.b. For
the preachyng of the whych kyngedome, some
do chast them selues, that is, lyue chastely. Mat
xix.b: the whych thing they can not do, except it
be geuen th&ebar; of God. Sapi.viii.d
The kyngdome of heauen consisteth not in
meate or dryncke, nor yet in wordes, but in power
whyche doeth make subiecte the hertes of
menne vnto God. Roma.xiiii.c. i.Corhynthy.iiii.d.
And by the same meanes the Kyngedome
of God is within the faythfull, of which
Christ is the strength. Luke.xiiii.e
They that go to the kyngdome of heauen &wt;
violence, plucke it vnto theym. Math.xi.b. that
is such as haue so greate desyre to it, that they
despyse theyr owne lyfe, and forsake al (yea, father
and mother) for the greate mynd that they
haue to receyue the gospell of Christe, and to be
partaker of the kyngdome of heauen.
To se the kyngedome of heauen, is to possesse,
haue, and be partaker of it. Iere.iii.a
¶ L
¶ The loue of God toward vs
God is the God of peace ∧ loue. ii Cor.xiii.d
God loueth all, and hateth nothyng of that
he hath made. Sapien.xi, and doeth delyuer vs
from euyl, Isai.xliii.a,lxiii, Ioh.iii.b. Ro.v.b
Eph.v:a.e: Apo.i b
God chastiseth them wh&obar; he loueth. Pro.iii.b.
Hebr.xii b Apo.iii,d
God loueth vs without forgetting vs. Esa.xlix.d.
Iere.xxx.a
Loue is the fyrst ∧ the greatest c&obar;maundem&ebar;t
Mat.xxii.d
¶ Our loue toward God
Let vs loue God, for he hath loued vs fyrste
i.Iohn.iiii,d
Let vs loue god, ∧ he shal loue vs. Pro.viii,b
Ose.xiii.b. Mala,i.a
God kepeth them that loue hym. Eccle.ii.d
We must loue wyth the whole hert. De.vi,b
Psal.lxxviii.d, Mat.xxii,d. Luke.x.e.
Let vs loue God with word ∧ dede, Deu.x,c
Eccle,ii,d Iod,xiiii,b,c
Let vs loue God earnestly. Ecclesiast.xiiii.c
Rom.viii.d
&rhand; Our loue toward our neyghbour.
Euery beast loueth hys lyke. Eccl.xiii.c.xvii.b
God teacheth vs to loue one an other. Iohn.xiii,d.
i.Thess.iiii.c
He that loueth hys brother, is translated fr&obar;
death to life. i,Ioh.iii.c.iiii.c Eccl.xxvii.c
He whiche loueth his brother hath fulfylled
the lawe. Ro.xiii.c Gala.v,c
He that loueth hys father or his mother, his
sonne, or hys daughter more then Christ, is not
worthy of hym. Mat,x,d
Let vs loue one another, as Christe hath loued
vs, Ioh.xiii,d,xv,b
To loue our neyghbour as our selfe. Luk,xx
Marc,xii Leui,xix,d Ro,xii,c, and i.Co,x,f
All thynges ought to be done by loue i,Cor
vi,c and, i,Pet,i,d Let vs therfore loue affectuously
in supportynge one an other, Tobi,iiii
c, Mala,ii,c Rom,xiii,c,xv,a Gala,vi,a Eph
iiii,a Phi,ii,a In helpyng one an other, Ecle
vii,d Isa,xxviii,c Mat,vii,b Gal,v,c Eph,
v,a i,Pet,iiii,c i,Ioh,iii,c
¶ Our loue towarde our enemies
We ought to loue our enemies, Math.v.g,
with a good hert, Iob,xxxi,c Pro,xvii,a xxiiii,
Eccl,viii,b.x,a Also wyth the mouth, praying
for them, Mat,v,g Isa,liii,d Rom,xii,c, An
example of Christ, Luk.xxiii,e, of saynt Steu&ebar;,
Act.vii,g, Also wyth worcke we ought to do
good to them that hate vs, Mat,x,g, Pro,xxv,
c,i:c Rom,xii,d: An example of Dauid, ii,Reg
i.b, also of Abraham, Gene,xviii.c,d
¶ Loue or dilection
The loue of God toward vs is inestimable,
Ose,ii,a For he hath loued vs fyrste i,Io,iiii
c, and hath geuen vs hys sonne, that we myght
haue lyfe, Ioh,iii,b Eph,ii,b, the whyche s&obar;ne
hath geuen hys lyfe for vs, Iohn,xv,b Gala,ii,
Ephe,v,a
The false prophetes whyche woulde drawe
vs from the loue and truste which we ought to
haue in God, oughte not to be hearde, but to be
put to death. Deu,xiii,a
An admonicion to loue, i,Iohn,iiii,d Iosu,xxiii,c
Eccl,xiii:c, to the entent that we should
loue God, wyth all our herte, and wyth al oure
soule, it purgeth our hertes of al exterior trust.
Deuteron,xxx,b Loke in the title of loue and
charitye,
¶ Laboure.
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The prayse of labour. Ec.vi.b.vii.b.x.b. Prouerb.xii.b.xiii.a.xx.xxviii.c.
Exhortacions to labour. i.Tessa.iiii.c. ii.Tess
iii.c. Pro.x.a.xii.b.d: For the lyfe of man is perpetual
laboure. Iob.viii.a. of which we should
lyue. Prouer.v,c. Layde vpon th&ebar; for their sinne
Gen.iii.d. zach.xiii.b. An example in Adam. Ge.iii.d.
Also in Paule. i.Cor.iiii.c.. i.Tessa.ii.b. labourynge
nyght and day to thintent þt; he might
be chargeable to none. ii.Tessa.iii b. Act.xviii.a
xx.g. But we shuld not labour to be ryche. Prouer.xxiii.a.
¶ Leuen.
They shuld cast forth the leuene of old malice
i.Corint.v.a.
Leuen for euell dotrine and example. Ma.xvi
a. Mar.viii. Lu.xii.a. Galat.v.a. wherof a man
must take hede. Mat.xvi.a.
Ther was no leuen in the oblacy&obar;s. Leui.ii.d
He. hat dyd eate leuen in the celebracyon of
the passouer, dyd dye. Exo.xii.c.xiii.a.b.
¶ Lybertye.
Christen men are fre. i.Pe,li.c. Ioh.viii.c. An
example of. S. Paule. i.Cor.ix.c.
Of the lybertye whych is gott&ebar; vs by Christ.
Esaye.xliiii.c. Also of the lybertye of the gospel
Gal.ii.a. whych a man shul not, make an occasyon
to the flesh. Gala.v.b. i.Pet.ii.c.
Lybertye to eate of all thinges. i.Cor.viii.d.
¶ Law.
The lawe is the power of synne, by whych we
seale. the passyons of synne in vs. i.Corin.xv,g.
Roma.vii.a. Loke. Rom.viii.c.
The law whyche conteyned the decrees and
commaundementes, is abolished thorow Christ
Eph.ii d. ii.cor.iii.d. Act.xv. for it broughte no
man vnto perfeccyon. Heb.vii.c.b. The whiche
thynge. S. Paulle sheweth, by the symylytude
the heyre and of the heayre. and of the alegorye
of children of Sara and Agar. Ga.iiii.a.c.
The lawe is not geuen vnto the faythful. ga
v.d: for by the lawe of the spirite of of lyfe; we
dye to the law of synne. Rom.vii.b.viii.a. Gala
ii.d. but it is geuen to the vnrightuous, manslaiers.
∧c. i.Timo.i.b. By the which a m&abar; hath knowledge
of synne. Rom.iii.c.
The end of the law is Christ. Rom.x.a which
only hath fulfylled it. i.Cor.i
The law and the. Prophetes conteyned in the
fyrst ∧ the second cammanndement mat.xxii.d.
The lawe in fulfylled in louynge our neyghbour
Gala.v.b ro.xiii.c.
The lawe was the shadow of things, whiche
shuld be geuen vs thorow Christ. Heb.x.a.
The law ∧ Prophetes were red vpon the Saboth
dayes Act.xiii.c.
Synne was in men before the lawe was geuen.
Loke. Roma,v b vii.b.
God commaundeth to reade the law day and
night to thintent that we maye know what he
forbiddeth Iosu.i.v.x.f. The which a m&abar; ought
to haue in hys hert. and before his eies. Leui.xix
d. Deutr.xi.c. Whereunto we be monyshed by
Moyses to hercken, to thintent to kepe it. Deut
iii,a: And by Iosua. Iosu..xxii.a.
What the lawe of the Gospel is. and what it
geueth. Psal.xic.
The law is holy, iuste, and good. Rom.vii.e.
If a man vse it lawfully. i.timo.i.b. And it is
spirituall and fulfyled by the spirite. Rom.vii.c
Wherunto the wisdome of the fleshe cannot be
bicte. Roma.
The lawe of christ is the law of perfecte liberty.
Iam.i.d.ii.c. whyche is more excellente than
the lawe of Moses. ii.Cor.iii c.
He that kepeth all the lawe and offendeth in
in one poynte is culpable of the whole Ia.ii.b.
Ther is but one law geue. Iames.b.
The wages or rewarde of them that kepe the
law and the payue of transgressours. Baruche.iiii.a.
For the lawe of sacryfyces, loke. Leuit.vii.a.xii
g. Deu.xxv.b, Num.v.e.xix.a.b.
The law commaundeth thynges, vnpossyble
for oure strength. Deu.v.a. Exo.xx.c. Rom.vii.viii.ix.
Io.vii. Act.xv, mat.v.xx. Galath v.
Agaynst them that make false and wycked
lawes. Esa.x.a. The lawe iustifyeth not. Gala.iii.v.
Ro..ii.iiii. How we satysfye the law. rom.viii.
Gala.iii.
¶ Lyght,
The lyght whych is called day, is created of
God. Gene.i.a.
God is lyght. i.Iohn.i.c. whyche dwelleth in
the lyght that no man can attayne. i.Timo.vi.c
Christ is the light that lyghteneth al men. Io
i.a.viii.b.ix.a. i.Iohn.i.b. Which monisheth vs
to beleue in hym, that is the lyght. Iohn xii.f.
The apostles are the lyght of the world. Mathew.v.b.
He that hateth his brother is not in lyghte. i.Iohn.ii.b.
The workes of lyght. Ephe.v.b.
The armours of lyght. Rom.xiii.d.
¶ Lechery.
A prayer agaynst lecherye. Eccle xxiii.a. Loke
thys worde. Adulterye. or fornicacion. Also. Ephesians.v.b.
¶ Lyfe.
God hath geuen lyfe, or the lyuynge soule, or
the spirite of life. gen.ii.b.
Of the lyfe of man. loke. Iam.iiii.d. i.Corin.vii.e.
Iob.vii.a.xiiii.a. Psal.xxxix. Deu.xxx.d.
Long life is promised them that honour their
father and mother. Exo.xx.c. Deute.v.b. Ephe.vi.a.
Christ is the life. Ioh.xiiii.a. collos.iii.i. Iob.i.a
which hath distroid dath to th int&ebar;t þt; we shuld
be the inheritours of euerlasting life. i.Pet.iii.d.
Christ is the bread of lyfe whych geueth euerlastynge
lyfe. Luke.vi.e.
Christ hath euerlastynge lyfe in his hande, as
the father, hath: ergo he is God. Io.v.d.
The lyfe eternall that was promysed, is declared
vnto vs by the preachynge of the Gospel. Ephe.i.a.
ii.Tym.i.a.i. Io.ii.d. The whyche they
haue that know christ. Io.xvii.a.
¶ Liuyng god
The liuing God was the othe of the fathers.
Rut.iii.c. Iudg.viii.d. ii.Reg.ii.d.
¶ To lyue.
Faithful men that be departed, do liue in god
mat xxii.a. Luk.xx.d.
Because that christ doth lyue, we shall al lyue
Io.xiii.c.
We do all lyue and dye to the glory of God
Rom xiiii.b.
The christen man lyueth not to hym selfe, but
vnto Christ. ii.cor.v.c.
To lyue in god. is to dye from synne. Ro,vi.b
To liue in pleeasures is death. i.Tim.v.c.
¶ M
¶ Manslaughter.
Manslaughter is forbydden. Exodi..xx.c.xxiii.a.
Deutronomini,.v.b. Mathew.v.c.
Manslaughter is reuenged of God. Genesis
ix.a. an ex&abar;ple of þe; Iewe. Eze.xxii.a. The wilful
murther ought to be put to death, by the rulers.
Deute.xix.c. Manslaughter commeth of wrath
and enuye, as is to se of Cayn, iiii,Gene.ii.i.a. ∧
of the Iewes which procured the death of christ
Mat.xxvii.b. Item of couetousnes, as Iezabel
dyd for the vyneyade of Naboth. iii.Regum.xxi.a:
Item of Lecherye. After that maner dyd
Dauyd cause Uryah to be slaine. ii reg.xi.c, and
Herode Iohn. Baptyst. Mar.vi.c. Also of ambicyon,
as Herode caused the chyldren of Israell
to be slayne. Mat.ii.c. and Abymelech hys.
lxviii. brethren, to thyntent that he might ragne
al alone. Iud.ix.a: Likewyse dyd Iehalyah cause
all the kynges bloud to be put to death. ii.reg
xi. He that hateth his brother is a m&abar;slaier, and
hath not eternal life abiding in him. i.Ioh.iii.c.
¶ Man.
He is an olde man, which is not fylled &wt; the
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holy gost but is led by hys owne affections. Col
iii.b. euell by nature gen.vi.a.viii.d: fylthy. Iob
xxv.d.a.lyar. Esa.ix.d Psal.cxvi. The sonne of
wrath. Eph.ii.a vaine. Psal.lxii. Iob.xvi.d. He
is a newe man, whych is ful of god, created like
god in the ryghtwesnes and holynes of trueth.
Colo.iii. Eph.iiii. heauenly. i.Cor.xv.f, a newe
creature. gal.vi.d. made after the ymage and simylytude
of god. Gen.i.d.b.a.ix. Sap.ii.d: And
after that maner is Moyses called the man of
god. Deut.xxxiii.a. Iosu.xiiii.b.
¶ Master.
Christ is our master and none other. Mathew
xxiii.a. whych hath suffred many thynges, by þe;
Iewes: this is no marueyle then, that we his disciples
do suffer. mat.x.c.
Christ forbiddeth to be called Rabbye, that is
to saye, my master. Mat.xxiii,b: let vs not th&ebar; couet
to haue degres of scole. Iaco.iii.a. Our lyeng
masters are described. ii.Pet.ii.a.
¶ Mariage.
Maryage is institute of God gen.ii.d. from
which none shulde be refused, for to auoyed fornycacyon.
i.cor.vii.a. for it is honorable. Hebru.xiii.a:
The praise wherof is. pro.xviii.d The forbiddynge
of mariage then, is the doctryne of deuels.
i.Tim.a. And he that breaketh it, is punyshed
by death. Deu.xxvii.d. and bytterly reproued.
Mal.ii.c. Raphael teacheth. Tobi, how a man
shuld mary. Tobi.vi.d. An example of chast matrimonye
in Sara. Tob.iii.c.
The holy estate of matrimonye is straiter th&ebar;
any other: for it may not be separat but for aduoutry.
Mat.xix.b.
¶ Marye.
Marye is called happye, because she beleued.
Luke.i.d.
Mary commaunded to be done al that christe
shuld say. Iob.ii.a.
Mary prayed God with other. Act.i.a.
¶ Mediator.
Onely Christ is medyator betwene God and
man. i.Tim.ii.b Heb.iiii.d.vii.c,d.viii.b.ix.f.x.f
i.Iohn.ii a.iii.b. Eph.iii.b. Ro.v.a.viii. Io.x.b.
¶ Members.
By the vnitye of our members, we are moued
to concord. i.Cor.xii.c. For we are the members
one of another. Rom.xiii.b.
Oure members as well outwarde or inward
shuld not be applyed or geuen vnto synne. Rom
vi.b: for they are the temple of the holye goost. i.Corin.vi.d.
¶ Meryte.
In lokynge ouer the Byble, as well the newe
as the olde. Testament, I haue not founde thys
word meryte. Meryte then is nothynge: for to
meryt, is to bynd god vnto his creatures, ∧ to obserue
the meryte of Iesus Christ, by which only
we are saued: not accordynge to oure workes or
merytes, but according to his holy purpose and
grace, which was geu&ebar; vnto vs before al time. ii
Timo.i.b. Tit.iiii.b: It is then by grace þt; we
are saued through fayth, and not of vs, but by the
gyft of god, to thyntent that none do boast
hym selfe. Ephe.ii. Roma.iii.iiii. For the tribulacyons of thys worlde, are not worthye of the
glorye that shal be shewed vnto vs. Ro.viii.
And if we haue pacyence in th&ebar;, that cometh of
god. i.corin.iiii. How then can we glorye, that
we do meryte that thyng which is none of ours
in as much as god doth and accomplysheth in
vs the good wil. Phi.ii.
¶ Masse.
Thys worde masse is not in the Byble, translated
by S. Ierom, nor in none other that we
haue. And therfore could I not tel what to note
therof, but to sende the reader to the souper of
our Lorde Iesus. Christe. i.Corinthians.xi. Act
xx.b.c.
¶ Minystracyon.
Of the mynystracyon of the poore chrysten sainctes
loke. ro.xv.b. ii.cor.viii.b.ix.a.b.
The mynystracyon at the attonement made
by christ receaued of Paul. ii.Cor.v.d.
The ministracyon of the worde, is þe; preaching
of the gospell of grace. Act.xx:c. Christe came to
be a mynyster: geuing his life for our helth. mat
xx.g. mar.x.g. the whych also is the minister and
byshop of saycntes sittyng on the righte hande
of hys father. Eph.viii.a.
Dyuers mynystraci&obar;s be geuen in the church
Eph.iiii.b. i.cor,xii.a.
¶ Minister or Bishop
Who ought to be ministers of god. Le.xxi.c.
Christ geueth rulers or ordynaunces to the ministers
of the word. mat.x.a,
The mynysters should feade their flocke. and
not deuoure it. John.xxi.e.
In the mynysters should be great charitie, the
whiche is declared, by that christe asked. Peter
thre tymes. Peter louest thou me. Iohn.xxi.c.
What the loue of a minister oughte to be, toward
them that he preacheth to. Phi.i.a
The mynyster ought to preach the word of god
i.Pe.iiii,c.
If the mynystre do preache any workes necessary
for remission of synnes, he is abhomynable
and excommunicate. galat.i.b.
The mynysters are warned to suffer al thinges
for Christ. mat.x.c. Ioan.xii.d.
No m&abar; may be a minister, if he loue not christ
better then hys father and mother. Mat.x.b.
The minister ought to pray, that the holy gost
myght worke in þe; hertes of þe; beleuers, ∧ do dewly
hys offyce, not leauynge it vndone for mynystrynge
to the poore. act.vi.a. And geue thankes
when he perceaueth the word of god doth bring
forth frute. Phili.i.a. i.Tess.i.a. without seking
of his owne. Phi.i.c. Or vnhonest lucre. Tyt.i.
a. ∧. i.Tess..a. Whyche thynge doynge, men are
bounde to ayde him. Mat.x.b.b. Romaynes.xv.c.
Gal.vi.b. i.Tess.v.c: after the exsample of the
Philipians, whyche dyd helpe saycnte Paule.
Philyp,iiii b.
A man ought to praye vnto God, þt; he vouchsaue
to geue good ministers. Math.ix.d: whom
men are bo&ubar;d to loue. i.Tessa.v.c. And honoure
them. i.Tessalo.ii.b.
¶ Myracles.
The Prophete whych wyll, wythdrawe men
throughe myreacles, from the true loue (oughte
not to be heard, but slayne. Deu.xiii.a.
The power to do myracles, is geuen by the
spirite of God. i.cor,xii.b. Act.iii.b.vii.c. for the
confirmati&obar; of þe; word. Mar xvi.d, Act.xiiii.a.
He.ii.a. Loke in. iiii.Reg.iiii. of many miracles.
A man ought not to reioyce that he hath power
to do myracles, but because þt; he hath hys
name writt&ebar; in heau&ebar;. Lu.x,c.
¶ The mercy of God toward vs.
God is rich in mercy. eph.ii.a ∧. ii.cor.i.a. ii.Reg
xxiiii.c. Psal.xxxiii. Ioel.ii.d. The prayse wherof
is. Ecclesiast.xvii.d.xviii.a. An example in
Dauid. ii.reg.vii.d.
Samuel setteth the mercy of god before the
people, whych asketh after a kyng. i.Reg.xii.b.
God hath deliuered his people thorow mercy
Exo.xv.c. Ezech.xxxvi.c. And geueth vs all thinges
by mercy, wythout our strength Deu.viii.d. ∧. i.Reg.xii.d.
Mercy to them that chaunge their lyfe from
euill vnto good. Deu.xxx.a.xxxi.a. Ezechiel.xvi.xviii.e.
Ose.xiiii.e. Esay.lv.b. Whom god hath
predestinate and foresene to do it. Rom.ix.c. An
example in. S. Paul. i.timo.iiii.c. also in the g&ebar;tyles.
Ro.xi.d.
¶ The mercy of men toward m&ebar;.
Mercy is more then sacrifice. Mat.ix.b.xii.a.
mar ii.c. Ose,vi.c. Prouer.xxi.a. Let vs then be
mercifull wyth a glad wyl. ro.xii.b, as oure fathere
in heau&ebar;. Lu.vi.f. forgeuing one another. euen
as god hath done vnto vs throwe Christe.
Ephesiaus.iiii.g.
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To thint&ebar;t also þt; we may helpe þe;, necessitie of
our neyghbour. Col.iii. befor mercy is promised
to the merciful .i.Re.xv.a. and blessyng. Prouer.xi.d.xxii.b.
Mat.xxv.d.
He that doth no mercy, shal receiue iudgm&ebar;t &wt;
out mercy, Iam.ii.c, wherof the Pharises are rebuked.
Mat.xxiii c. Luke.xi.f.
The prayse of mercy. Pro.xiiii.c.xix.c: An example
of mercy in Dauyd. i reg.xxiiii.b.
¶ Mortyfycacyon.
A man must mortyfye the members of the body
of synne Colo.iii.a. and that euerye daye for
Christes sake. Ro.viii.g.
Paule after the example of Christ, doth beare
the mortyfyinge of Christ, in hys body, beyng euery
day set forth to dye for his brethren. ii.Corinthyans.iiii.c.
¶ Murmurynge.
Let vs not murmure agaynst god, to the int&ebar;t
þt; we perysh not as the chyldr&ebar; of Israel. i.cor.x.b.
Let vs then do al thynge &wt;out murmurynge.
Phi.ii.b. For a man ought to shonne it. Sapi.i.
Of murmuringe. loke Nume.xi.a.c.xiii.d.xiiii.a.xvi.f.xx.a.xxi.b.xxxii.b.
Also Exod.xvi.a.xvii.a.
Also Deutero.i,d.e.
¶ Meates.
God dyd shew vnto Peter in a visi&obar;, that it
is lawful vnto the faythful, for to eate of al maner
of meates. Act.x.b. roma.xiiii.a.
Meates are ordeyned of God, for to take th&ebar;
wyth the geuynge of thankes i.Ti.iiii.a.
The meate is sanctifyed, by the word of god
and prayer. Timo.iiii.b
For the choyse of meates. a man oughte not to
offend his brother. Roma.xiiii.b.
To teache that men are bound for to absteine
from certayne meates, is the doctryne of deuils.
i.Tim.iiii.a.
N
¶ The name of God.
The name of God oughte not to be taken in
vayne Exo.xx.a. and. Deu.v.b.
The callers vpon the name of God ought to
seperate them selues from al iniquitye. ii.Tymo
ii.c. As Enos dyd, in whose time, men began to
cal vpon the name of God. Gene.iiii.d.
Ther is none other name geuen vnto men,
wherby they c&abar; be saued, but the name of Iesus
christ. Act.iiii.b. The which we pray that it may
be declared, celebrate and gloryfyed thorow out
all the worlde. Mat.vi.b. Psal.viii, as Dauid
dyd ii.Reg.vii.d. For the loue of whyche God
doth not forsake þe; people that knowledge their
syn. i,reg.xii.d.
The name of God is blasphemed thorow our
euel lyuing. Rom.ii.d. i.Timo.vi.a.
He that blasphemeth the name of God, is stoned
to death. Leui.xxiiii.b. for it is he only that
shoulde be called vpon. Iere.xiiii.b. Phylyp.ii.b.
A example in Abraham. Gene.xii.c. xiii.a: Also
in Isaac, Gen.xxvi.f: Also in Moyses Deuter.xxxii.a.
Whosoeuer therfore doth call vpon the
name of god shalbe saued. Ioel.ii.g.
¶ New:
The newe testament is the remissi&obar; of sinnes,
by þe; blud of christ mat.xxvi.c. mar.xiiii.c. Luke.xxii.b:
by the whych God hath promised to geue
new lawes in our hertes, ond not to haue rem&ebar;braunce
of our synnes. Hebr.viii.d.x.c. Gene.iii.c.
of the whych Paul hath receaued the dyspensacyon.
ii.Corin.iii.b.
He oughte to be a creature that beleueth in
Christ Gala.vi.d. and walcke in the newnes of
lyfe. Rom.vi.a. doing al hys workes by the spirite
of God. Rom.viii,b.
Let vs therfore do on the newe manne, whiche
he hath creat in .vs. Ephesi&abar;s.iiii.e, to thintent
that we may lyue in rightuonsues ∧ holines
¶ Neyghbour.
Whosoeuer hath necessarie or nede of our helpe
is our neighboure: whom we ought to helpe as
christ teacheth vs by the parable of the Samaritayne.
Lu.x.e. takynge care and charge of hym.
Eccl.xvii.b. wythout despysynge of hym. Mala
ii.b. dyd sclaunderynge hym. Eccl.xix.b. ∧ iudgynge
hym. Iam iiii.b: but pleasynge hym vnto
hys edyfiyng. Ro.xv.a. And louyng him as our
selfe. Leu.xix,c. Math.xxii,d: for in so doyng the
law is fulfilled. Rom.xiii.c.
¶ O
¶ Oblacyon or offeryng
Oblacyon for synne pleaseth not God. Psalm
xi. Heb.x.b. for Christ is ones offred in an oblacyon
for our synnes. and for oure sanctyfyinge.
Heb ix.g. he nedeth therfore nomore to be offred
Heb.vii.x.c.
Christe hath geuen hym selfe for vs vnto god
an oblacyon and sacrifyce. Ephesi.v.a. By the
whyche we are santyfyed. Hebr.x c.
Of the oblacyons of the olde testament loke.
Leui.vi.c.ix.a.xxii.c. Num.vii.a.xv.c.xxix.a.
¶ Obedyence.
A m&abar; must obeye vnto the voyce of God. Exo
xv.g. Deu.xxx.d. for he that obeyeth it, is blessed
Den.xi.d. and he that obeyeth it not, is caste of.
An example in Saul .i.Reg.xxviii.c. Item of Acan
Iosu.vii.d.let vs then be chyldren of obedience.
i.Pet.i.c. specially to God more then m&abar;.
Act.v.e: Also to our parents. Exo.xx.b. Leu.xix.a.
Deu.v b. To.iiii.a. An example in Christ. Lu.ii.g.
Phil,ii.b. Also to our superiours. Ex.xxii.a.
Heb.xiii c. An example in the Israles. Deute.xxxiiii.d.
God had leuer that we obeyed his commandementes
then to do sacrifyce vnto hym. i.Reg
xv.e. Eccle.iii.d. whych we do when we are chosen
of God. i.Pet.i.a.
¶ P
¶ Praise.
Geue prayse vnto god. Apoca.xix.a.
God is our prayse, wh&obar; we shuld laude, knowledgyng
that al that we haue, commeth of hym,
Exo.xv.a. Deu.x.d. An example in the Israelytes.
Iosu.xxii.b. Also in Anna. i.reg.ii.a. Also in
Salomon .iii.Reg.viii.b. Also in Dauid ii.Re
vii.c.xxii.a. Also in the apostles. Luke.xxiiii.
A man ought to offre the sacrifyce of prayse
vnto god thorow Christ. Heb.xiii.c.
Prayse shall be vnto euery man from god .i.Corin.iiii.a.
Prayse is discommendadle in a mans owne
mouth prouer.xxvii.a for he that prayseth hym
selfe, is not commended: but he that is praysed
of god. ii.corint.x.d.
¶ Praer.
The prayer. that christ teacheth vs. Mat.vi.b
Lu.xi.a.
The prayer of the christen ought to be contynuall
and feruent, the whyche thynge christ sheweth
vs by a similitud. Luk.xi.a.xvii,a. To the
whych thynge also he doth exhorte vs. Mat.vii a.
Also. S. Paul Roma.xii.c. Eph.vi.c. col.iiii.a.
and i.tess.v.d. And S. Peter lyke wise. i.Pe.iiii.b.
for the c&obar;tynual prayer of the rytuousnes
is very acceptable to god. Iam.v.d. An example
in Eliah. iii.Reg.x.ii,a. And therefore shoulde
we pray purelye in euerye place. wythout wrath
or dyssencyon. i.Timo.ii.c. Iob.iiii.c. Psal.ciii.
¶ Peace.
Peace doth signifye the ioye of conscience ∧
suernes agaynst the deuill our aduersarye: And
generally the abouudaunce of all spirite goodnes:
because oure synnes are forgeu&ebar; vs by christ
Of whych thinge loke. Esai.iii. Iere.xxiii, Ose
ii. The whych thynge also. S. Paule doth wish
vnto them that he writeth vnto. Rom.xv.c. Eph
i.a ii.Tessa.iii.d. Of whych god is the author. i
Tessa.v.d. i.cor xiiii.f. And Christe the preacher
Eph.ii.d.
Peace be wyth you, is a maner of gretyng very
famylyar amonge the Iewes, For whyche
saye: God saue you or god spede you .i.re.xxv.a.
Gene.xliii.e. Iudg.xix.a.
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Christe desyreth peace to hys apostles. Luke
xxiiii.f. Io xiiii.d xvi.f.xx.e: whych thynge connot
be comprehended by mannes reason. Philip
iiii.b.
We ought to haue peace with al men. Roma
xii.d. Hebr.xii. Ephe iiii.a. i.Pet.iii.b. with th&ebar;
that do call vpon the name of the Lord. ii.Tim
ii.d. And with the ministers of the word of god
i.Tess.ii.c: For the Lord hath called vs to peace
and vnytye. Collos.iii.b.
¶ Poore.
We shall haue all wayes poore amonge vs.
Mat.xxvi,b. Deut.xv.b. To whom men oughte
to do good. Lu.xiiii.c. rom.xii.b.xv.f.ii. cor.viii.b.ix.a.b.c.
But we shal not haue christ alwayes
corporallye wyth vs Io.xii.a. Math.xxvi.b: although
that he were made poore for vs. ii.Cor.viii.b.
Let vs then haue pytye vpon them. Pro.xxi.b:
For that which is done vnto the poore is
done vnto christ. Mat.xxv.d.
¶ Pacyence.
Pacyence is praysed. Prouer.xvi.d. and necessarye
for christen men. Hebr.x.g: For it engendreth
tryall .roman.v.a. An example in the prophetes.
Iaco.v.c. Item in Iob.xii.a. It&ebar; in Tobi.ii.b.
Item in Paule. i,Cor,iiii.e. Also in the
Tessalonicenses. ii.Tess i.d. We oughte then
to be pacyente. in supportynge one another, and
not hastye to reuenge. i.Tess.v.c. Collo.iii.b.i.b.
Iam.v.b: For he that hath charitye is pacyente
i.cor.xiii. And doeth exercyse hym selfe in good
worckes. Iam.i.a.
¶ Persecucyon.
Persecutyon to them that wyll lyue after the
worde of Christ. ii.Timo.iii.c: whereof Christe
doth warne vs. Mat.x.b.c: For it withdraweth
(if the faith be not liuely) from the word of god
Mar.iiii b: But he that is persecuted in one city
let hym flye into another. Mathewe.x.c. knowynge
that the persecucyons come of God.
Psalm.xxxix: From whych he can delyuer men
An ex&abar;ple in. S. Paul. ii.Tim.iii.c. ∧ m&abar; muste
then take them paciently. i.Cor.iiii.c. and praye
for his persecuters. math.v,g. roma.xii.c.
¶ Perseueraunce or continuance.
Perseueraunce in the truth, is geuen of christ
vnto the faithful .i.cor.a. To the which he doth
councell vs. Io.xv: For he that continueth vnto
the ende (although that he be greatly persecuted
shal be saued. Mat.xvi.c.xxiiii.b.
¶ Pestilence.
God doth sende pestylence when men do dysobeye
hys worde. Deu.xxviii.b. Leuiti.xxvi.d.
iiii.regum.viii.d.
Dauid dyd chose pestilence, to thyntente that
he myght dye wyth other. ii.regum.xxiiii.c, The
whych ceased after that he had knoledged hys
sinne. ii.Reg.xxiiii.c.
¶ Priest
Loke vpon the worde Sacryfyar, hereafter
in the letter. S.
¶ Predestinacion.
The predestinate are sainctes or holy people,
made lyke to the Image of the sonne of God:
And called, iustifyed and gloryfied by him. rom
viii.f.
God had predestynate before the makynge of
the world, for to redeme vs by the bloud of his
sonne, for to saue and make vs hys chyldren by
adopcyon, accordyuge to the purpose of his wyl
for to declare his mercye more clearely vnto the
worlde, by the whych, he hath reconcyled vs vnto
him selfe, by the meanes of his dere sonne Iesus
Christe. Ephesyans.i.a. ii.Timoth.i.c.
i.Peter.i.d. Loke. Ro.ix.c.xi.a. Ose.ii.d. i.corin.i.b.
Gala.i.c. Pe.v.c. Prouer.xvi.a,b.xx.d. Amos
iii.b. Ieere. Lamen.iii.e. Eccle.vii.b.xi.b. i.Reg.ii.a.b.d.x.d.
iii.Reg.xii.d. Io.vi.d.xiii.b. mat.x.c
Esa.lxii.a. ii,thess.iii.a. Then the carnall and
sensuall people cannot comprehende the eleccy&obar;
and predestinacyon of God: because they stryue
or to saue them selues, by theyr owne workes
and merites, whych cannot be: But the chyldren
of God do waste for their helth, by Iesus christ
Christ. Cor.ii.d
¶ Preachers.
To preach, is to prophecy and expound the
worde of God. i.Pet.iiii.c. which thing no m&abar;
ought to do, except he be sente. Rom.x.c.
Preachers of the word of god are promesed.
Eai.xxx.c.
Anna a prophetesse preacheth that Chryst is
come. Lu.ii.f.
Those preachers that preach any other thing
then the gospell of Christe, are to be refused. ii
Iohn.i.c. the wyckednes of whom is set oute. ii
Pet.ii.a.b.c.
¶ Praye.
Christ prayeth for vs Ioh.xvi.f.xvii.b. Hebr
vii.d.ix.f. for he knoweth that he is hearde of
hys father Iohn.xi.e. He, that wyll. pray, ought
to forgeue. Mar.xi.c.
A man must praye wyth voice and with mind
i.Co..xiiii.c. ∧ with great trust. Psal.xxv. for if
two or thre be ass&ebar;bled together in the name of
Christe, they shall obteyne all that they requyre.
Iam.i.a. Mathe.xviii.c. So that they praye in
fayeth and knowledge theyr synne. iii.Regum.viii.d.e.f.
¶ Prynces.
Prynces are the ministers of god Roma.xiii
a.b. which oughte to be wyse, dyscrete and experte.
Deut.i.b. To whom Ezechiel maketh an
exhortacy&obar;. Ezec.xxii.f.xlv.c. Also Sopho.iii,a.
Also Amos.vi.a. ∧ Mich.ii.a.c.
Euyll prynces haue euel mynysters. Prouer.xxix.
Eccle.x.a.
Christe is the prynce of pastoures. i.Pe.v.b.
And the head of all principalytye. Col.ii.b.
The prynce of this world is the deuyl, whiche
is vanquyshed ∧ ouercome by Christ. Iohn.xii.c
Eph.ii.a.
¶ Prophesy.
Prophesy is the gift of god, geuen by the holy
gost: ∧ not by þe; wyl of any m&abar;. Ro.xii.b. i.cor.xii
b. ii.pet.i.b. The which spirit beareth wytnes of
christ. Apocal.xix.c: The which is sometyme geuen
to euyl m&ebar;. Mat.vii.d. An example in Saul
i Reg.xviii. Also of Cayphas. Io.xi.g. for them
that wyl not beleue. iii.reg.xxii.c.d.
Ther are two sygnes of true prophecye: the
one if the thyng whych the prophete hath shewed
before, do come to passe. Deute.viii.c. The other
if he do not withdraw the people from the
true worshippping: whych is to serue in spirite
and trueth one god only. Deutr,xiii. Suche prophetes
cannot speake, but suche thynges as
god hath put in their mouth. iii.reg xxii.c. And
are not wythout authorite Mich.iii. yea ∧ that
in the syght of Kinges. iii Reg.v.c.
To prophecye, for to teach in expoundynge
the mysteries of the holy scrypture. i.Corin.xi.a
xii.d.xiiii.f.
Paul doth putte dyfference betwene a prophet
and a teacher: for a Prophete is he that teacheth
the thynge whyche God hath opened vnto
hym by hys spirite, to the edifying of the church
Eph.iiii. but a teacher is he that teacheth the only
worde of God. hauinge fyrste bene taught it
by men: whych thing for all that, he cannot do
without the gift of God: for it is one ∧ the same
spirit which worketh al things in al m&ebar; .i.co.xii
Somtime prophetes haue bene called sears. i.re
ix.b. By whom god was wo&ubar;t to answer those
that asked co&ubar;cel at th&ebar;. i.reg,xxviii.a .∧ to withdraw
th&ebar; fr&obar; their Idolatry iiii.reg.xvii.b.
Foure h&ubar;dreth false prophets dyd co&ubar;cel king
Ahab, for to make war against. Ramoth galad,
but Micheas. þe; prophet of the Lord, being but
one m&abar; alone did co&ubar;cel the c&obar;trary iii.reg.xxii.a:
A m&abar; ought not th&ebar; to despise prophetes. i.tes
v.d: But rather pray for to haue such a gift. i.co
xiiii a. Agaynst the lyeng prophetes. Ezec.xii.c.
Ieremy complaineth of false prophetes. Iere
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xiiii.b. Of whom a man ought to take heade.
Math.vii.b. For they doctrine of the priestes
is full of lyes and couetousnes. Iere.viii. Because
they preach for nothynge but for lucre or
gaynes.iii.Reg.xiii.b.
¶ Prouidence.
The prouidence of God towarde hys seruauntes.
Psa.cxiv.b. Pro.xv.a.xix.c. Mala.iii.d.
A man maye not then denye the prouidence of
God. Eccle.v.b. For Esay reproueth them that
deny it. xl Cap.g.
By the prouidence of God, all thinges happen
vnto vs. Eccli.xi.b. An example in the Samaritanes,
whych would not beleue the lepers
that shewed them the greate honger to come, by
the prouidence of god .iiii.Reg.vii.b.c. Also by
the prouidence of God, Abymelech dyd not lye
wyth Sara. Genesis.xx.b. Also by the prouid&ebar;ce
of God, the people of Israel dyd lacke nothing
Deu.ii.b. Also by the prouidence of god, Esay
dyd sende Dauid into the host of Saul. i.Reg.xvii.b.
For other examples of goddes prouidence,
loke. i.Re.xix.c.xxvi.b.xxix.b xxx.c. Also .iii
Reg.xxvii.g. iii.Reg.xiii.e.xvii.a. iiii.reg.v.a.viii.a.
There is nothynge that conforteth a fayethfull
man more than to consider that nothynge
happeneth vnto hym, wythout the prouidence
of God, ye euen vnto the fallynge of one heere
of hys heade. Mat.x.d. And he that beleueth not
the prouidence of God, is not worthy to lyue.
Psalme.ciiii.
¶ Prudence
Prudence is sometyme taken in the scripture
for a certayne subteltye, by the which the carnal
man doth gouerne hym selfe warely in his busines.
Luke.xvi: whiche. S. Paule calleth worldly
wysdome, which is death before god. Ro.viii
a. Bar,iii.c. by that whiche a man shoulde not
gouerne hym selfe. Prouer.iii.a. wherefore also
Iona dab was full. ii.Reg.xiii.a. Item prud&ebar;ce
is taken for an aduisment, by which any man
taketh hede to ouerpasse the same thynge to the
which he is called: To thintent that he might
serue the glory of God and the propfet of hys
neyghbour. And thys to do, Christ doth warne
vs. Mat.x.b. Prudence and wysdom or sapi&ebar;ce
are Ioyned commenly together in the scripture
whereof wysdome or sapience, doeth cause one
to vnderstand those thynges which be of God
i.Cor.i. and .a. and prudence to perseuer or contynue
styll in the same. Eph.i. Prouer.xiiii.d: to
the which we are exhorted. Prouer.i.a.iii.b.vii.a.ix.a.xvi.b.
An ex&abar;ple in Dani. i.reg.xviii.b.c.
¶ Psalmes.
We muste synge vnto God wyth Psalmes,
Hymnes and spirituall songes, wyth geuynge
of thankes in the spirite and herte. Iudg
v.a. i.Corin.xiiii.c. Ephe.v.d. Colo.iii.c. Psal.viii.d.x.a.
Iudic.xvi.a.
¶ Publicanes.
Publycanes are those that do gouerne the
commune treasures, specially tolles or taxes.
The whiche were sometyme in grete reputacion
amonge the Romaynes: but odious to the
Pharysyes, because they dyd gather tribute of
the Iewes in the names of the emperoure of
Rome. And therefore dyd they caste in the Apostles
teath, that Christ dyd eate wyth the publicanes.
Luke.v.f. And because he was their fri&ebar;d
Luke.vii.b. Of Publicanes loke Math.xviii.xxi.c. Luke iii.c.
¶ Purgatorye.
This word purgatory is not in the Byble: but
the purgacion and remission of oure synnes, is
made vs by the aboundante mercy of God. Lu.i. Mar.ii.a. onely by Christ. Mat.i. and by the
shedynge of hys bloude. Mat.xxvi.c. Mat.xiiii.c.
Luke.xxii.b. Act.xiii.g. Ephe.i.b. Hebrues.i.a.ix.d.
i.Peter.iii c. i.Ioh.i.e.ii.b. Apocalip.i.b.
For he is the reconcilynge of all the synnes of
the whole worlde. i.Iohn.ii.a.iiii.c: and hath
shewed him selfe takyng on him our flesh, and
also dyinge, bearyng our synnes vp&obar; hys backe
for to do th&ebar; awaye. i.Io.iii. Rom.iiii.d. i.pet.ii
(To thintent that he might purge vs of sinnes
in the whych thys world was bounde. Gala.i.
a. i.Tym.i.d) that beleue in hym whyche is the
lambe Io.i.d.once offered for all: So that there
remaineth none other, which can from hence
forth pourge vs of our synnes. Hebr.ix.g, x.c. he
then that wyl porge hys synnes, through fyer,
or by any other meanes then by the passyon of
christ, denyeth hys sayd passyon as it is to se by
the places before aledged: and shal be greuously
punyshed, because he hath despysed so greate a
grace Hebr.x.c.
¶ R.
¶ Ryghtuous.
No man is ryghtuous in the syght of God
Iob.iiii.b.ix.a.xxv.b Eccle.vii a. Abraham is
reputed rightuous because he beleued. Gen.xv.a.
He that is not ryghtuous hauing perfyt charitie.
is not of God. i.Io.iii.b.
To the rightuous is no lawe geuen: for he
doth al thyng frely by the spirite of god. Gal.v.d.
i.Timo.i.b.
The ryghtuous lyueth by fayth. rom.i.c. Heb
x.g.vpon whom the eyes of the Lorde do loke. i.Pet.iii.d.
whose prayer also is very acceptable
Iam.v.d. Pro.xv.d.
The ryghtuous are with much a do saued in
thys world that is escape trybulacions for the
name of Christ. i.Pet.iiii.d. by the whych he is
proued. Eccle.ii.a.xxvii. Pro.xvii.a
¶ Mannes ryghteousnes.
Ther is no ryghtwesnes in man: no not the
most holy. Iob.iiii.d.ix.a,xxv.b. Esai,xliii.d. let
vs not then attrybute it vnto our rightwesnes
that God geueth vs the enherytaunce of that euerlastyng
lyfe. Deut.ix.a: For they that wyl establysh
their owne rightwesnes by workes are
not subiecte to the iustice of God. Roma.x.
The ryghtwesnes of God is made knowen
vnto vs by hys workes. Iob.xxxvi.a.xxxviii.a
Christ is our ryghtousnes.i.cor.i.d. Esai.xlii.b.xlv.b.liii.b
the which is geu&ebar; vs of god through
Christe. Philip.iii.c. The whych also we shuld
wayte, for by fayth. Gal.v.a.
Thet are fre fr&obar; iustice, þt; is to sai haue no righwesnes,
which are serua&ubar;tes to syn. Ro.vi. For
ther is no felloshyp betwene ryghtwesnes and
vnrightwesnes. ii.cor.vi.c. For the wrath of m&abar;
doth not the ryghtwesnes of God. Iam.i.c. the
frut wherof (oughte to be sowen in peace. Iam
iii.d.
¶ Rulers
Euell rulers passe not vpon the causes of the
poore. Prou.xxix.b. And for all that men muste
be obedyent vnto them. Baru.ii. not wythstandynge
that they be infydeles. i:Pet.ii.c. Col.iii.d,
Eph.ii.b. But so that they command nothing
against God, Act.v.c Of the obedyence dewe
vnto the rulars loke. Rom xiii.a.b.c. To the
which christ payed tribute. Mat xviii.d. What
the rulars shoulde be. Exo.xviii.d. Deut.xvi.d.
That is to say suche as Iethro sayde vnto Moses
Exo.xviii.d. Deut.i.c. To the whiche men
owe reuerence. Exodi.xxii.d. Prouerbes.xvi.b.xvii.d.xix.b.xx.a.
And not to detracte or speake euyl
of them. Exo xxii.d. nor to esteme their office
lyght. Eccle.vii.a.
¶ Rabi.
Rabi in Hebreu signifieth (my master. Io.i)
whyche thynge one should not desyer to be called.
Mat.xxiii.a.
¶ Reason.
A m&abar; shuld not trust vnto the iudgm&ebar;t of his
own proper reas&obar;. De xii.a. pro.iii.a.xii.c.xiiii.b
A reason oughte to be geuen to all them that
do demaund of the hope that we hope in Christ
i Peter.iii c.
A reason shal be geuen by euery one of vs before
the iudgment seat of Christ. Ro.xiiii.b.
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¶ Redemption.
The redemptyon whiche shoulde be made by
the bloude of Christe, was ordeyned before the
makyng of the world. i.Pet.i.d. Of our redempcyon
loke. Eph.i.b. Hebr.ix.c.
Christ the redemer of all men. i.Cor.i.d. i.Timo.ii.d.
That whych hath geu&ebar; his lyfe for the
redempcion of many. Mat.xx.d. Mar.x.c. which
was prefigured in the deliuering of the children
of Israel. Exo.xv.c: Deu.ix.d. ii.Re.vii.d.
¶ Refuge.
God is our refuge. ii.Re xxii.a. Psal.x.b.xlvi.a.xciiii.d.cxliiii.e
Iere.xvi.d. The cityes of refuge.
Iosu.xx.g. Num.xxxv,a Deut.iiii.a.xxx.a.
¶ Rule.
We shoulde contynue in one rule, thinkynge,
loking ∧ beleuyng one thing: that is to say, that
we cannot haue the euerlastinge life that is
to say. that we cannot haue the euerlasting life
that is promesed vs, by any exterioure or outewarde
worcke. Phili.iii.d: Thys is the rule of
Christ. And he þt; foloweth it, the peace of God
shall rest on hym. Ga vi.d.ii. Cor.x.d. The rule
for an elle, a yearde, or a perch, ought to be true
and iust. Leui.xix.g.
¶ Religion.
Religion, for obseruing (not of cloister rules)
but of thynges ordeyned of God. Exo.xii.d. Leui,vii.d.xvi.g. Nu.xix.a. religi&obar;. for the sect of þe;
Pharises which were proud Ipocrites ∧ ful of
ceremonies. of which. S. Paule was at þe; firste
Act.xxvi.b.
Cornelius being captaine of the Italli&abar;s army,
is called a religious man, ∧ yet he had made no
monastycall vowes. Act.x.a. The true religion
of the Christen standeth not in he dyuersitye of
habytes or of vowes: but in visitynge of the
fatherlesse and wydowes in their tribulacy&obar;s
and kepyng a m&abar;s selfe pure from, the wickednes
of this world. Iam.i.
¶ Remission,
The remission of sinnes, thorow Christ onely.
Act.ii.f. Colos.i.f. which hath bene preached
by the Apostles, as Dauid had shewed before
Psal.xix.
¶ Rest.
No rest vnto them which obeie not the commaundementes
of God. Deut.xxviii.g, Rest is
promised to them, whiche beare the youcke of
Christ. Math.xi.d.
We shal enter into the reste of God, if we beleue
in hym. Hebr iii.a, Apo.iiii.c: for after trybulacyon
god geueth rest iii.tessal.i.c.
To rest, for to dwell in peace without busynes
Psal xv.
To rest or slepe, for the naturall death. iiii.reg
iiii. Psal.iiii, i.corin.xv. i.Tes.iiii. Act.vii.
¶ Resurreccion
We ought to beleue the resurreccti&obar; of Christ
as he hym selfe hath shewed it. Luke xxiiii.a.
Ro x.b. Iohn.xx.c. Mat.xxviii.a: And Dauyd
tolde it before Psal.xvi.xlix. Actes.ii,d.e. The
vertue and strength of the resurreccion of christ
Ose..vi.a. i.Corin.xv.c. roma.iiii.d.vi.a, i.Pet.i.a.
The which thynge hath bene wytnessed by
sygnes and myracles. Actes.iiii.g. The wyll of
the father, is to rayse vp th&ebar; that beleue in hym.
ro.vi.d. The which thing Iob knewe .xiiii.b.
Also Danyel,xii.a. Also Iudas Machabeus.ii.
Mach.xii.
What, how, and when it shal be, loke. i.cor.xv.b. Phi,iii.d.
i.Tes.iiii.d. and how the faythfull
do desyra it: loke ii.Cor.v.g.
¶ Retrybucyon, or geuyng.
God geueth vnto euery man according to their
fayth aud righewisnes. i.Regum.xxvi,d. ii.Re.xii.b.
¶ Rches.
God is ryche. Rom.x.c. whiche maketh ryche
and maketh poore. i Regii.b.
God hath chosen the poore of this world, ryche
in fayth. Iam.ii.a. The faythful are made riche
by Iesus Christ. i.Corin.i,a. ii.Cor.vii.b. Of riches
loke. Timo.v.d. Ryches euel gotten do perysh.
Prouer.xviii.b.
The temporall ryches, which christ calleth the
wicked m&abar;mon (as the cause of al iniquity) men
ought forto geue vnto the poore. Lu,xvi.a: for a
man cannot serue God and rychesse. Mat.vi.c.
Luc.xvi.
¶ rome.
Rome the proper name of the concubyne Nachor.
Ge.xxii.d.
Bal&abar; prophecyed of Rome. Num.xxiiii.d.
The romaynes condempned no man, wythout
he were heard. Act.xxv.e. And dyd not lette
Paule, to preache the gospel, vnto al them that
came to hym in his house. Act.xxvi.e.g.
S.
Soule
Soule, for euery liuynge man ro xiii,a. i.Pe
iii.d. ∧ for the lyfe. Leu.xvii.c. n&obar;b.xi.b. Iosu.ii.c
Christ is the bishop of our soules. i.Pe.iii.d. of
whom the mynysters shall geue accounte. Hebr
xiii.c. The soules of them the were slaine for the
worde of god, were shewed to Iohn. Apoc.vi.c.
¶ Supper.
The supper of our Lord, is a holy memory
and geuinge thanckes, for the death of Christe.
mat.xxvi.c. mar.xiiii.c. Lu.xxii.i. Cor xi.e.x.d. for
whosoeuer c&obar;meth thither vnworthely (that is
wythout fayeth) damneth hym selfe, i.cor.xi.g.
Bodely punishemenete, commeth to them that
take the supper vnworthely. i.Cor.xi.g. The vse
of the supper was in the tyme of S. Paule sum
what corrupt, for whych cause manye were punished,
i.Corin.xi.e.g.
¶ Strength
God is oure strength. Exo.xv.a. ii.reg.xxii,a.
Ios.xxii.e. the which Hannah Confessed. reg.ii.a.
Pharao resysted the strength of god, that the
power of God myghte the better be knowen.
Exo.ix.c. ro.ix.b.
¶ Swerd.
God is sayd to whette hys swerde, when he
wyll punyshe Deut.xxxii.f. The swerde is sent
of God, agaynst them that worshippe Images
Deu.xxxii, and kepe not his commaundementes
Leui.xxvi.d. He that striketh wyth the swerde
shal perish wyth the swerde. Math.xxvi.e. Apo.xiii.c.
The ryght of the swerde Gene.ix.a. Exo.xxi.b.
Leui.xxiiii.c: Deu.xix. Wherefore the rulers
do beare the swerde, loke. ro.xiii b.
The swerde of the spirite cuttynge on both
sydes, is the word of God, which a man ought
to take for to ouercomme our enemye. Heb.xiiii
c. Apoca.xix.c. Ephe.vi.c. The swerd, death, and
debates shewed before to th&ebar; which shall maintayne
the Gospell. Mat.x.d.
¶ Sacrifice or host.
Christe is the sacrifice. Hebr.vii.d.viii.a: offered
once for. vs. x.b, which must be offered nomore:
for through hym are our consciences purged
fr&obar; synne, which thynge no sacrifice coulde
do. Heb.x.a. The sacrifices ∧ offerynges which
prefigured Christ, ceassed at the c&obar;minge of him
He.viii.a.ix.c. God. beyng c&obar;tent wyth the onely
sacrifice of Christe, doth refuse all other offerynges
and oblacions. Heb.x.b
They which wyllingly do for sake the gospel,
can by no sacrifice, be purged from their sinnes
Hebru.vi.b.x.e. Good conuersacion is called a
sacrifice or an host. philip.ii. To geue vnto the
pore, is sacrifice acceptable to God. Hebru.xiii.c.
Phi.iiii. Let vs offer. vnto God through christ
the sacrifice of thankes geuing. Heb.xiii.c Loke
vpon the sacrifces of the olde testament. Leui.iii.a.v.d.vi,a
Nu.xv.c.xvii.a.
¶ Sweare.
An oth is a confirmacion of thynges, which
are in question, amonge men, by þe; callyng opon
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of þe; name of god Heb.vi.c which thing ought to
be vnto god. Nu.xxx.a. deu.vi.d x.d. &wt;out swearynge
by the name of straung goddes. Exo.xxiii
c. for ∧ the profet of our neighbour. An ex&abar;ple in
Paul. ii.cor,i.d. And to the Iudg that receaueth
the othe of suche a one. to whom a m&abar; hath geuen
any thinge to kepe. Exod.xxii b. Our Lord
also hath sworne by hym self. gene.xxii.c. But a
m&abar; must not sweare in vaine. Deu.v.b, nor for
sweare hym selfe. Leu.xix.c: for cursed be he that
sweareth by the name of god, aud lyeth. zacha.v.a.
We shoulde then be so true one of vs to another,
∧ careful to say the truth: that our communication
should be, ye, ye, nay, nay, Mat.v.f.
Iam.v.c. Eccle.xxvii.b.
Stryfe is a worke of the fleshe. Gene.v.d.
Stryuers haue their rule. Exo.xx.c. Of th&ebar; that
moue stryfe. Prou.x.b.xv.b.xvii.c.xviii.a.xxiii.d.xvi.c.
A man is bound to pacify strife ∧ debates. An
example in Mosses. Exo.ii.b.
¶ To sley.
Manslaughter is forbidden. Gen.ix.a. Ex.xx
c. Deu,v.b.
The proud man was slayne, which disobeyed
the iudgment of þe; Iudges, that iudged according
to the law of God. Deu.xvii.c. He þt; seieth
a m&abar; ought to be slaine. Leui.xxiii.b. Nu.xxv.d.
He that sleyeth with the swerde, oughte to be
slayne with the swerde Genesis.ix.a. Matthew
xxvi,e. Apo.xiii.c. God commaundeth to sley the
Prophete, whiche thorow myracles does withdrawe
the people from his worde. whether it be
brother, son, daughter or wife. Deu.xiii.a.b. He
that sleieth his brother secretelie, is accursed of
God. Deut.xxvi.d. God kylleth and quickeneth
what hym lust. Deutt xxxii.e.f. Men. kille those
that maie be a destruccion vnto the people. Deuterno
vii.e.
He sleieth his brother. that is angrie with him
or by worde or signe doth curse him. Mat.v.c.i.
Io.iii.c.
¶ Sinne.
Al þt; is done without faith is sinne and so is al
iniquitie. Ro.xiiii.d. i.Io.iii.a,v.d. And he that
beleueth not the Gospel is a sinner. i.Pet.iiii.a
There is none fre from sinne, and therfore all
haue nede of Christ to saue them. iii,Reg.viii.c
Prouer.xx.v. Esai.xli.g.liii.c. Eccl.viii.c. rom.d:
iii.c. i.Io.i. Christ is without sinne. i.Io.iii.a.
i,Pe.ii.d: But God layinge all our sinnes vpon
him, hath made him selfe sinne (þt; is to say, a satisfaccion
of our synnes) and euen so by synnne
(that is by sacryfyce offred vpon the tree of the
crosse) he hath taken awaye condempned ∧ done
awaye our syn .ii.Cor.v.d. Ro.viii.a. ii.Pe.ii.d
Synnes are not imputed to them that beleue.
Psalm.xxxiiii. for they are purged thorow faith
Prouer.xv.d. Synnes be forgeuen by god only
Exo.xxxiiii.a.xiiii c. Mat,ix.a. The syn irremiyssible
or notable to be forgeu&ebar;, is the synne agaynst
the holy gost. Mat.xii.c. for which a m&abar;
ought not to pray. i.Io.v,d. which shall not be
forgeuen in this world, nether in the worlde to
come. that is to say, neuer. Mar.iii.d.
Uyctory is geuen vs of God thorow Christ,
agaynst synne hell, and death. i:Co.xv. ∧. Paule
doth warne vs for to wake from the sleape of
synne, and to put it away that it raygne not in
our mortall body and that thorowe the deceyte
thereof, oure herte be not hardened in vnbelefe.
Rom.vi.b. Eph.v c Heb.iii.c,xii.a. Io.ii.a
He that hath synned hath christe to hys aduocate.
i.Io.ii a. To whom we shuld confesse our
synnes. i.Ioh.i.d: for god maye make vs wythout
synne and spot. Iudas.i.g. An example of
the prodygall sonne. Lu.xv.c. Also of the synner
Lu.vii.f. Also of the theafe, Mat.xxvi.
¶ Stone.
God geueth water out of þe; stone. Exo.xvii.b.
Nu.xx.b.
Christ is the stone of offeuce to them whyche
stumble) that is, are offended at the worde, not
beleuing it) i.Pe.ii.b.
Christ is the stone vpon the which the Iewes
did loke vpon thorow fayth, beleuynge that he
shuld afterward come, oute of whom they dyd
drawe out the spirituall dryncke. i.Corin.x.a.
The stone, that is to say, the faith that one hath
in Christe, is the foundacyon of the churche
Mat.xvi.c.
¶ Saboth or rest.
The Saboth or daye of reste, as touchynge
the obseruaci&obar; therof after the letter was verye
straytly commaunded to the Iewes. Exo.xvi,e.xx.b.xxxi.a,xxxiiii.xxv.a.
Le.xix.a.f,xxiii.a.xxvi,v.
Deu.v.b. Iere.xvii.c: because that God dyd
reste vpon the seuenth day: that is. ceassed from
the making of any mo newe creatures Genesis
li.a. Exo.xx.b. Also in the remembraunce of the
reste, that he had geuen to the chyldren of Israell
in deliuerrynge them out of the captyuyte of
Egypte. Deut.v.b. Also taht the seruantes and
beastes myght rest. Exo.xxiii.b.
This iudicial ceremony is ceased: for we must
no lenger obserue dayes. Gal.iiii.b. Mat.xii.a.
butt the spirit of trueth conteyned vnder thys
shadow, ought alwayes to be among vs. That
is to reste ∧ to refayne our selues from the workes
of our mynd or wyll. Esai.lvi.a.lviii d: the
which thinge ought to be perpetuall wyth vs.
Esa.lxvi.g. Heb.iiii.d. in appliynge our selues
vnto the workes of faith, that is to helpe one another
by charity. ∧ ce, Ma.xii.a.
¶ Sacrament
Sacrament some tyme for a mistery a thinge
secrete, vnknowen or hyd, the whych for al that
is opened in a certayne tyme, wh&ebar; it is the pleasure
of God. i Corin.iiii.a. Col. Eph.i.b.iii.a.b g.
i.Tim.iii.d,
¶ Sacryfyce.
Sacryfyce in the scripture signifyeth generally
al that was offered on the aulter: whereof is
spoken. Exo.xxix.f. Leui.ii.b,vi.c.d.x,xxiii.c.
Nu v.vii..xv.a.xvi.c.xxv.xxviii.a.xxix.c.xxxix.xviii.a.
Deu.xviii.a. Iosu x.xiii.b.
Also the scripture calles somtime sinne, sacrifyce:
as appereth Ose iiii Aud after that maner
the death of Christ (because it was a sacryfyce)
is called sinne. Rom.viii.a. Item also to eate the
sacrifice of the dead, is to eat of the thinges presented
and offered vnto Idoles Images ∧ dead
thynges. Psal.cvi.e. as it is. i.Cori.viii,a.x.b.e.
Sacryfyces dyd not let the punyshment of Eli.
i.reg.iii.c: for God regardeth not the sacrifyces
of the wycked. Eccle.xxxiiii.c, but. rather mocketh
them Osee.v.b. Esa.i.c. The breade and
wyne receaued in the supper of Christ, are no sacryfyce
(for Christ was offered once sufficiently
for our synnes. Heb,x.b) but an holy memory of
the death of Christ. ma.xxvi. No sacrifice th&ebar; is
left vs after þe; death of christ he.viii.a xi.c. but
þe; sacrifice of ryghtuousnes. Psal.iiii.b. and of
thanckes geuinge. Psal.l.d. Loke what sacryfyces
God requireth now. Mich.vi.b. Mercy ∧
to loue God and a mans neighbour, is a thing
that passeth al sacrifice. Mat,v.ix.b.xii.a. Mar
xii.c. Luke.v.f. The sacrifyce of the fayethfull.
Mala.iii.a.
¶ Priestes.
Of priestes, loke Leuiticus.x.b.xvi.a.xxi.c.xxvi a.
Exo.xxix.g. i.paralipo.ix.a. god was the
heretage of the priestes. Deuternomi iii.xvii.a.
The order of pryestehode is. translated: that
is to say abolyshed, ceased and finished, in suche
wise as there muste nowe be no more. Hebrues.
vii .d. for we are al priestes to god that we shuld
offer our owne selues.a spirytuall sacryfyce, euen
as Christe offered hym selfe. whych thynge
wyll be acceptable vnto God, throughe Iesus
christ. i.Peter,ii. Apo.i.b.v.c. The priestes of
Baall. iii.regum.xviii.c.
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The kytchens of priestes. Ezechi.xlvi.f. their
couetousnes Mala.i.c. Esa.iii.b, Their treas&obar;
dan.xiiii.v.d. Their councel agaynst Christ. ma
xxvi.a, Luke.xix.xx. Their enuye. Mat,xxvii.c.
their euil wyll. Math.xxi.b, their malice: for thei
haue bene alwayes far from charitye, as christe
sheweth in the parable of the Samaritan. Lu.x
f. And therfore they shalbe destroyed accordyng
to the prophecye of Asariah.ii. Para.xv.a. for
christ is our only priest. After the order of Melchisedec,
euermore liuing in heauen, for to praye
for vs to god his father. Hebr.v.vi,vii.viii.a.
Psalm.ci.
¶ Sainct or holy.
The worde saynte or holy, is taken diuerslye
in the Byble: that is to say, for the holy place of
the t&ebar;ple, in the which the people of the Iewes
ought to praise god. Psal xx.xxi.cl. The which
hath bene euil vnderst&abar;d of þe; Sophistrs. which
haue glosed that place. Psal.cl. for þe; prayeng to
sayntes c&obar;trary to. S. Ierome whych hath te&abar;slated
it Laudate dominum in sancto eius: that
is to vnderst&abar;d, prayse god in his holy place, or
holy christ, which is the. S. of saincts. Saintes
is tak&ebar; also for all th&ebar; that are ryght in herte. by
the fayth of Iesus christ, wherby they be santifyed.
Io.xvii. Ro.i. i.cor.i. ii.cor.ii, eph.i.b. Phili.i.
Here and ther among the Psalmes. As in the
Psal,cxlix. All faythfull men then are saynctes.
Deu.xiiii.a. Nu.xv.d. Exo.xix.a. Ro.viii.e,xvi,a,b.
Ephe.i.a. Philip.iiii.d. Phil.i.a.b. Hebr.iii.a.
Of whom christ, beynge set on the ryght h&abar;d
of his father, is the minister. Hebr.viii. And for
whom we are bound to praye with contynuall
prayer and feruent in spirite, Ephe.vi.e. The
sayntes, do praye for their synnes. Psalm.xxxii.
To wh&obar; god is mercyfull, al though he punish
them somtyme. Psalme.lxxxix. Let vs then be
saynctes in our conuersation, i.Pet.i.c, for god
is holy. Le.xi.g.xix.a.xx.b.cxi.b. Loke howe we
ought to help the saintes. Ro.xiii.c. Cor.xvi.a.
Cor.vii.a.
¶ Satan.
Sat&abar; is an aduersary Mar.viii.d. Satan
doth blind the hertes of the vnbeleuers. To thintent
that they shoulde not beleue the gospell. ii.Cor.iii.a.
takynge payne for to wyth drawe the
faiethful from the knowledge of it. i.Tes,iii.b.
Loke of Satan. Iob.i.v.,xli.a. Lu xxii.c. i.Corinthyans.v.b.
¶ Scandalon, in Englysh sclander or off&ebar;ce.
Sc&abar;dal&obar; is a Greke word. whiche signifieth
hinderaunce or let: ∧ is tr&abar;slated vnto spirituall
thinges: for euen as he þt; hitteth agaynst a stone,
is let, So maye some man plucke backe, wytholde
and withdraw his neyghbour, teachyng in
matters of fayth anye thynge contrarye to the
worde of God, by the whiche he is sclaundered
that is to say, let or plucked backe fr&obar; the truth
wherof is spok&ebar;. Mat:xviii.a. A man may also
offend or sclaunder hys brother, as touchynge
charitie: that is to saye, wh&ebar; a m&abar; doth not thinke
vp&obar; the necessite of him or that he troubleth
the c&obar;mune peace, or geueth euel example, wherof
ye may se. i.Cor.viii.d. Mat.xvii,d
To sclaunder or offend also, is to geue an occasion
of falling, thorow tribulacion or any other
meanes, howsoeuer it be, whiche thinge
Christ shewed before to his Apostles, Mathew
xxvi.c.
¶ Seruauntes.
We are all the seruauntes of God, by grace:
to thintent that be þe; helpe of hym, we should do
the workes of rightuousnes. Io.viii.d. Ro.vi.d
which thing Christ sheweth in two parables.
Lu.xii.e.f. How seruauntes ought to behaue th&ebar;
selues towarde their maisters. Eph.vi.a Collos.iii.d.
¶ Signe.
Christ hath leaft vs.ii.signes, for to shewe ∧
and proteste our fayth before hys churche: that
is to say þe; water of baptim. ma.xvi.d: ∧ þe; bread
∧ wine of his holy supper. ma.xxvi.c
¶ Sorow
The sorow ∧ heauynes. by the which a man is
sad, that he hath offended God, maketh hym
holsomelye to chaunge his lyfe? but the sadnes
which springeth of worldly affecci&obar;s bryngeth
death. ii.Cor.vii.c.
¶ Sycle.
Sycle wherof is spoken. Ge.xxiii. Ex.iii. is after
Iosephus mind .iiii. dragmas, which amo&ubar;teth
as Budeus saythe .xx. Hillinges sterlynge.
¶ T
Tree.
A tree, by a similitude is euery m&abar; i.Mat.iii.c.
xii.c. Lu.vi.f, If he be fayeth he is a good tree
bringing forth good fruit as wel in doctrine as
fayth, he is wycked. Iudas.i.d.
¶ Tythes.
The Tithes were s&abar;tified to god. Leui.xxvii.d
God c&obar;ma&ubar;ded that the ministers, stra&ubar;gers
fatherles, ∧ wedowes should be norished wyth
the tythes. Deu.xiiii.d.
The tythes were as wel eaten of the people,
as, of the mynisters. Deu.xii.d.xiiii.c. The Pharises
leuynge mercy, fayth, ∧ the principal workes
of the lawe, vndone. were dilig&ebar;t to pay the
tythes. Mat.xxiii.c.
¶ Teachers.
Teachers. in the churche of christ. i.cor.xii.d.
Eph.iiii.b.
The christen is taught of god. Iohn vi.c. He
viii.d. i.Iohn.v.d. Esa.liiii.d. We oughte to
teache the word of God one to another. Deut.v
b.xi.c.., Tess..v.c.
Agaynst the questionary doctors or teachers.
Ti.vi c.
Whych is the holsome lernynge. Ti.ii.a, and
wich the deuelish. i.Ti.iiii.a. They that bring other
learnynge then Christes, are not to be receued.
ii.Ioh.i.c. agaynste them speaketh. Paule.
ii.Timo.iii.b.
He that teacheth any other thynge then the
word of God. is accursed Gala.i.b. i.cor,xv.a.
¶ Trust.
He that trusteth in god is blessed Iere.xvii.b.
Prouer.xvi.c. The Israelytes trustynge in
their owne str&ebar;gth, were vanquished of the Beniamites.
Iudg.xx.c.d.
Let vs haue trust that we shalbe saued by the
bloude of christ. Hebr,x.d. to whom we oughte
to go, wyth great confydence. Hebr.iiii.d. The
Iewes haue trust in their Images, in tyme of
trybulatyon Deut.xxxiii.e.
God taketh awaye al trust from their transgressors
of his commaundementes. Deu.xxviii.g.
The sure trust, is, to beleue that God wil neuer
forsake hys. Psalmus.cxxv.e. Examples of
trust in Asa. ii.chro.xiiii.c. Chron.xviii.b. in.
Iudas. Machabeus, i.Mac.iii.b.
¶ Thiefe.
A man must not rob. Exo.xx,c. Le.ix.b. for theues
are acursed. zach.v.a. And therfore they shall
not haue the kingdome of god .ii.cor.vi.b. Lette
theues therfore labour with their handes, for to
helpe the pore. Eph.iiii.f.
All the pastoures are theues aud brybers,
which will brynge men by any other way vnto
heau&ebar; then throughe christ. Io.x.a. Then one
shoulde not haue anye conuersasyon wyth th&ebar;.
Pro.xxiiii.d.
¶ Tabernacles.
A tabernacle, tente, or pauylyon, is the habitatyon
or place, wherin m&ebar; of warre do vse to lie.
whyche doeth signifye that the people of God
do in suche wyse dwell in the churche, that they
haue alwayes battaile agaynst synne, the world
and the deuell. i.Io.ii.c. which thyng bel&obar;geth
to the mortifyinge of the old man. Psal.xv. It&ebar;
tabernacle is sometyme taken for a defenced cytye.
Psal.xxxi.
Item for the bodye in the whyche the soule
dwelleth. ii.Pet.i.c. whyche thynge. Sancte
Paule calleth an earthly mancyon. ii.Coriny.v
a. Also the tabernacles of God. are the godlye
congregations of the people, in the holy church
of Christe. Nume xxiiii. Psal,lxxxii. i.Prouer.xiiii.
The allegorye of the two tabernacles of
Moyses. Heb ix. Of the materiall tabernacle,
loke. Exo.xxv.a.xxv,a.xxxv.a.xxxvi.
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Temple in the old testament, was a certayne
place where God requyred to be prayed vnto,
serued ∧ honoured. iii.Reg.vi.a.viii.a. But S.
Paul sayth, that god doth not dwel in the temples
made of mennes handes. Actu.vii.f.xvii.f.
iii.Reg.viii c. Esa.lxvi.a. because euerye christ&ebar;
man is the holy t&ebar;ple of God. i.Cor.iii.c. ii.Cor
vi.c. Ephes.ii.d.
God shal destroye him that doth polute or vyolate
hys temple. i.Cor.iii.d. For our membres
are the temple of the holye ghost. i.Cor.vi.d.
¶ Temptacyon.
To tempte is to proue. Gene.xxii.a. Exo.xv.f
xvi.a. Deut.viii.a. Temptacyon for affliccion.
Deute.vii.c. Iob.iii c.vii.a. The ryghtuous are
proued through temptacyons. Eccl.xxvii.a. Iudith.viii.b.
Baruch.ii.a. An example in Ezekiah
which was forsaken of the Lorde for to proue
hym. ii.Para.xxxii.
Item of Elias the which beynge famyshed,
was sente to a woman that was lykewyse famyshed,
for to be noryshed of her. iii.Re.xvii.b.c
Item of Iob.iii.a.
In the tyme of temptacyon, a man oughte to
committe hym selfe all wholy vnto God. Psal.lxxi.
A man oughte not to tempte God. Deuter.vi.c.
Mat.iiii.d: to thintent that he peryshe not,
as the Iewes dyd. ii.Cor.x.b. Exod.xvii.a.b.
Num.xiiii.d. Christ tempted of the deuil. Mat.iiii.a.
To thint&ebar;t that he myght helpe them that
be tempted Hebr.ii.d.iiii.d
Euery man is tempted of hys owne concupiscence
∧ not of God. Iam.i.b: but God wyl not
suffre vs to be t&ebar;pted aboue that we may beare
i.Cor.ix.c: for he delyuereth vs from temptaci&obar;
∧ affliccyon. ii.Pet.ii.d:
Christe c&obar;maundeth hys to watche and pray
to thintent that they fall not into temptacyon.
Mat.xxvi.d. To entre then into temptacyon, is
to commytte a thynge agayust the fayth ∧ truste
which we oughte to haue in God. Mat.vi.b
¶ Testament.
The olde Testament (that is to saye the couenaunt,
made cheafly with the Iewes. Ro.ix.a.)
was consecrate by bloude. Exod.xxiiii.c. Hebr.ix.e,
but they had a vayle before theyr hertes, so
that they coulde not vnderstande it. ii Cor.iii.d
The newe testament is promysed to the true
beleuers. Iere.xxi.f. Bar.ii.g. ∧ consecrate by the
bloude of Christ. Mat.xxvi. Mar.xviii.b. Luc.xxii.b.
of which he is the mediatour. Hebr.viii.b.
The newe testamente consisteth not in the letters
∧ ceremonies (that is to saye vysyble ∧ carnall
thynges) but in the spryte, whiche is geuen
thorowe faythe, and whiche doth wryte his lawes
in oure hertes. ii.Cor.iii.b.
¶ Tribulacyon.
Tribulacions do come vnto them, which beleue
in Christ. i.Pet.i.b.iiii.d. Ioan.xvi.a. and
i.Tess.iii.b: The which neuerthelesse we c&abar; not
endure, withoute the grace of god. Phil.i.d. for
by them we are proued. i.Pet.iiii.c, and do entre
into the kyngdom of heauen. Act.xiiii.d. ii.Tessa.i.c.
Tribulacion doth engendre pacience. Rom.xii.c.v.a.
∧ the wayghte of glorye. ii.Cor.iiii.d.
for thorowe tribulacyon God doth constrayne
hys, for to returne vnto the cha&ubar;ge of lyfe. Esa.xxvi.c.
i.Pet.v.c. In the tyme of trybulacion, a
man oughte to prayse God. Psal.ii.iiii. An ex&abar;ple
in Paul ∧ Sylas. Actu.xvi.e. And to glorye
in th&ebar;. Ga.ii. ii.Cor.vi a.vii.a. ii.Tim.ii.d. puttynge
hys trust in God. Esay.viii c: for it is he
only which doth deliuer vs. i.Reg.x.c. Exo.ii.d
The prayer of hym that is in trybulacyon,
Psal.xliii.
To the persecuters ∧ troublers, eternal paine
and to them that be troubled, reste. ii.Thess.i.c.
wherfore no trybulacyon ought for to separate
vs from the loue of god, Roma.viii.g.
¶ Trueth.
Christ is trueth. Ioh.xiiii.f ∧ hys gospell. ii.Pet.i.c.
by the whiche we oughte to serue God
withoute faynynge (that is to saye, withoute
trustyng in any other, vnder the coloure of the
seruynge of hym) Iosu.xiiii.c. i.Reg.xii.d.
Trueth ought to be in the Iudges. Exo.xviii
c: for a man oughte to do nothynge agaynste it.
Mich.vii.b.
¶ U. Unbelefe.
The hertes of the vnbeleuers be so blynded,
that they se not the lighte of the gospell, ii.Cor.iiii.a.
For whiche thynge they shal faule into þe;
terryble iudgement of god. ii.tes.ii.c. whiche is
euerlastynge payne. ii.tessa.i.c. i.Pet.iiii.d. and
therfore we ought to haue no parte with them.
ii.Cor.vi.c.
The wordes of vnbeleuers touching þe; knowledge
of God. Iob.xxii.b. Ezech.v.e
¶ Uengeaunce.
Uengeaunce bel&obar;geth vnto God. Deu.xxxii.f.
Ro.xii.d.
Uengeaunce is forbidden. Prouer.xx.c. Eccle.xvii.c.xxiiii.d.xxviii.a.
Christe taketh vengeaunce
of him that deceyueth his brother. i.Tes.iiii.b.
and that doth despyse Christ. Hebr.x.e.
¶ Uertue or power.
The vertu or power wherwith God doth
saue vs, is the gospell. Rom.i b. The power of
God is the healthe to the faythfull. i.Cor.i.c, ∧
kepeth them in faythe. i.Pet.i.a.
To be clothed with the vertue from aboue,
is to receyue the holy ghost. Luc.xxiiii.g. Act,i.b
¶ Uyrgyne.
What S. Paul wold that men shoulde do
as concernyng vyrgynes. i.Cor.viii.e.f.g. Loke
vpon the law of vyrgynes ∧ of vyrgynitie. Leu.xxi.c.
Exod.xxii.c. Iud.xi.g.xxi.b.d. Numer.xxi.
Deuter.xxii.c.
¶ Uyne.
Christ is the true vyne. Iohn.xv.a.
¶ To vysyte.
To vyset for to remembre. Exod.xx.a.xxxii.
Luc.i.g.
To vyset for to take care. Ose.iiii.d.
To vysite for to take vengeannce. Esa.x.c
¶ Unytie.
Unytie is commended vnto vs. Phi.i.d.ii.a.
i.Pet.iii.b.
The vnytie of Christ&ebar; people c&obar;meth of christ
Ioan.xvii.d. Whiche was in the primatiue
church. Ictu.xiiii.f. which is praysed Eph.iiii.a.
We are all one in Christe. Gala.iii.d.
¶ Uocacyon or callynge.
Uocacion what it is. Rom.xii.d. We are called
of God. Roma.ix.a. ii.tim.i.c. ii.Pet.i.a. as
apeareth in the parable. Mat.xx.a. The calling
of the g&ebar;tyles ∧ of the Iewes. Roma.xv.c
God hath predestinate those whom he calleth
Roma.viii.f. Galat.i.a. and they heare when
they be called. Io.x.c.
God hath called vs vnto hys glory throughe
Iesus Christ. i.Pet.v.c.
¶ Uoyce.
The voyce of God ought to be hearde. Exo.xv.g.
Deuter.xiii.a.xxvii b.xxx.d. One coulde
not heare the voyce of H&abar;nah when she prayed.
i.Reg.i.b.
Men oughte to shonne the newnes of voyces
∧ vnprofitable questions. i.tim.vi.b.d.
¶ Uowes.
Uowes commonly are prayers. Psa.lxi. praises
and geuyng of thankes Psal.lxv.
Uowes are taken many tymes for the giftes
that men were wont for to offre: that is to say,
certayne outwarde thynges ∧ ceremonies, as to
shaue theyr heares, and to tayst no wyne, which
thynge the Rachabytes had vowed. Ier.xxxvi.a.
The whiche thyng a man may kepe or leaue
vndone (as the annoyntynge doth teache a m&abar;)
which of th&ebar; is moste to set forth the glorye of
God: but yet after suche a maner that a man do
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put no meryte or holynes in the worcke. An example
of hym, which made hys head to be shauen
in Cenchres, Act.xviii.e
To vowe vnto God, is comenly taken for to
sanctifye or consecrate, in Leuit.xxvi.
Uowes are fre ∧ at lyberte of man. An example
of H&abar;nah, whiche vowed for to geue vnto
God, the sonne which god had geu&ebar; her. This
vowe was not perpetuall: for Samuell was þe;
mynyster of Eli, whiche oughte to haue mynystred
in the temple from the .xxx. yeare, to the .L.
(accordynge to the lawe of God, which is wryten.
Num.iiii.) And then afterward it was laufull
for hym to withdrawe hym selfe, as the storye
doth declare: for afterwarde he dwelt in the
possessyon of hys father in Ramoth, and was
Iudge manye yeares in Israell. i,Reg.vii.g
Helcanah willing for to offre hys vowe (that
is to saye hys voluntarye offeryuge, whiche we
call comenly deuocyou, wente vp into Sylo .i.Reg.i.c.
To vowe for to sweare. i.Reg.xiiii.d
¶ Usurye.
God forbiddeth to geue in vsurie, any maner
of thynge whatsoeuer it be. Deu.xxiii.c
Nehemiah kepte the people, whiche wolde
haue geuen them selues to vsurye, Nehe.v.b.
God doth forbidde vsurye to be done vpon hys
poore people, Exod.xxii.d.
A man oughte to noryshe hys poore brother,
wythout takynge vsury of hym, Leui.xxv.f. He
that geueth not hys moneye vnto vsury, and taketh
no gyfte of the poore and nedye man, shall
dwell in the tabernacle of God. Psal.xv.
To lende for vsurye is agaynst iustice, Ezec.xviii.b.
Usurye doth dysplease God. Ezech.xxii.c.
¶ W Worshyppe.
To worshyppe one God onelye. Exod.xx.a.
Deut.v.a.x.d. Psa.lxvi.a.lxxxvi.b. Esa.lxvi.g.
Math.iiii.b. Act.xvii.f. i Cor.xiiii.c. Apoc xiiii.b.xxii.b.
In spryte ∧ truthe. Iohn.iiii.b. Wythoute
Images. Exod.xx.a.xxiiii.b. Leuit.xix.a.xxvi.a
Deuter.xxvii.c.
Let vs worshyppe with the herte, ∧ not wyth
lyppes. Isa.xxix:d. Mat.xv.b. Mar:vii.a. And
in all places. Iohn.iiii.d. Psal.ciii.cv. i.Para.xvi.b.
Esa.xii.a.
To worshyppe is sometyme taken for to do
reuerence by certen outewarde synnes, as Gen.xviii.a.xix.a.xxxiii.a.xlvii b.
i,Reg.xx.g.xxv.d.
Mat.ii a. To worshyppe, for to geue thanckes
to god. Iudg.vii.d. Exod.iiii.b. Gen.xxiii.b.
The angel wolde not be worshypped of Io.
Apoca.xix.b.xxii.b. All they that are not wryten
in the boke of lyfe, do worshippe the beast. Apo.xiii,a.c.
For the whiche they are punyshed. Apo.xvi.c.
¶ To walcke.
To walcke or to treade in the scripture, is
put for to lyue, or to contynue in a stronge faith
Psal.xv.lxxxiiii.c. Roma.viii.a. therfore is it
sayde of Enoch that he walcked before God.
Gene.v.d. Also of Abraham. Gene.xvii.a.
To walcke in the waye of the Lorde, is to
kepe hys commaundementes, iii.Reg.iii.b: the
whiche God teacheth. Deuter.viii.b, and requyreth,
Deut.x.c.xi.c.
To walcke in lyghte, is to beleue in Christe.
Iohn.xii.e.
To walcke in truethe, is to loue God wyth
all oure herte, ∧ wyth all our soule. iii.Reg.ii.a.
To walcke after the maner of man, is to be
carnall, and to lyue in stryfe and dyssencyon. i.Cor iii.a
To walcke in the spirite, is to mortifye the dedes
of the fleshe. Galat,v.c.
¶ Weake.
The weake in the faythe, shuld not be dysdayned
of the strong. Roma.xiiii a.xv.a. i.Tes.v.c.
To the weake Paule became weake. i.Cor.ix.d
ii.Cor.xi.d: whome a man ought not to off&ebar;ds,
by eatynge of meate. i.Cor.viii.c.d.
God choseth the weake thynges, for to confounde
the stronge. i.Corint.i.d. An example in
Paule. ii.Corint: xii.d.
¶ Wronge
Rather to suffre wrong, then a man to plead
in lawe agaynste hys brother. i.Corin.vi.b. for
Christe forbyddeth the reuengynge of wronge.
Mat v.f. and therfor shuld we despyse it. Eccl.x.a.
wythout hauynge any mynde of it. Leui.xix.d,
An example in Ioseph. Gene.l.c.
God punysheth the wrong done vnto hys ii.Reg.xvi.b.c.
¶ Wrath of God.
The wrath of God vpon manye, for þe; sinne
of one onlye. Iosu.xxii.d. by the which Pharao
was destroyed. Ge.xv.b. For the wrath of god
is vpon the vnbeleuers. Collo.iii.b. Iohn.iii.d.
An example in the Iewes. i.Tes.ii.d. Iud.ii.d.
Num.xi.a. Deut.ix.c. Exod.xxxii.c.
The ryche men of thys worlde, do heape vp
for th&ebar; selues the wrath of God. Iam.v.a. By
nature we are the chyldren of wrath. Ephe.ii.a
but thorowe Christe we are delyuered from the
wrath to come. i.Tessa.v.c.
¶ Wrath or passyon of man.
Let vs call asyde wrath from vs. Rom.xii.d.
Ephe.iiii.g. Col.iii.b. Eccle.vii.b.xi.d. Prouer.xxvii.a:
for he that is angrye with his brother,
kylleth hym. Mat.v.c.
If any man be angrye agaynst hys brother,
after he hath prayed, he ought to reconcyle him
selfe. i.Timoth.ii.c. for the wrath of man foloweth
not the ryghtuousnes of God. Ia.i.c
Let wrathfull men be ouercome with swetenes.
Prou.xv.b. wyth whome we should make
none alyaunce. Prouer.xxii.d. nor chyde wyth
them. Eccli.viii.d.
¶ The worlde.
The worlde made by the worde of god. Ioa.i.a.
in the whiche we haue no thynge, i.Cor.ix.c
And which passeth awaye with the concupisceces
thereof. vii.e. i.Ioh.ii.c.
The worlde is full of wyckednes. i.Ioh.v.d
That is to saye, the lust of the fleshe, the desyre
of the eyes, ∧ pryde of lyfe i.Ioh.ii.c. The frendshyp
of whiche is enemye to God. Iam.iiii.a.
For he that loueth thys worlde, loueth not god
i.Ioh.ii.b. and knoweth him not. Ioh.i.a.xvii
d. Let not vs then loue the worlde, nor þt; which
is in it. i.Iohn ii.b.
The worlde hateth the faythfull, ∧ why? Io.xv.
& i.Io.iii.c. The whiche thorowe faythe do
ouercome it. i.Io.v.a.b. Also they shal iudge it.
i.Corinth.vi.a.
¶ The worde of God.
The worde of God oughte to be in our hert.
Deute.v.b.xi.e.xxxii.g. The prayse of the word
of God. Prouer.xxx.a.
An exhortacy&obar; for to heare the word of god
Esa.lv.a.
Men ought not to do but accordynge to the
worde of God, wythoute any addyng vnto it,
or dymynyshynge from it. Deutero.iiii.a.xii.d.
Numer.ix.d
The worde of God abydeth euermore: that is
the Gospell whiche is preached vnto vs. Esay.xl.
∧ .i.Pet.i.d. The whiche is the word of truth
Ephe.i.c. Of eternall lyfe. Actu.v.d. ∧ of rec&obar;cylyacyon.
ii.Cor.v.d. by the whiche we do ouercome
the wicked. i.Ioh.ii.b. And haue a meane
∧ maner of lyuynge. Esay.viii.d.xxviii.d.
The worde of God is an offence or st&obar;bling
block to the vnbeleuers. Roma xi.b.
Men ought to shonne those, that do wythdrawe
men from the worde of God. Ro.xvi.c
The worde of God (which Christ calleth an
holye thinge ∧ precyous stones) ought not to be
preached nor tolde to dogges (that is to say) aduersariers
nor impugners. nor to swyne, that is
mockers and despysers of it. Mat.vii.a.
-- --
Prou.xxiii.b.xxv.c. but yet they shall not escape vnpunyshed.
Mat.x.b. Hebre ii.a. Esay.xxviii.a.xxx.c
Deutero.viii.d. iii.Reg.xiiii.c.
The worde of God abydeth not in vs, yf we
beleue not in Christe. Iohn.v.f. Let vs praye
then that it maye dwell in vs. Col.iii.c. ∧ that it
maye be preached and declared ouer all. ii.Tess.ii.a.
by what occasyon so euer it be. ii.Tim.iiii.a.
For it is the lyghte to se by. Psa.cxix. ∧ .i.Pet.i.d.
the fountayne of wysdome. Esay.iv.a. Eccl.i.a.
the fode of the soule. Mat.iiii.a. Ier.xv.c. þe;
helmet of health and swerd of the spryte. Eph.vi.c.
¶ Whore
There oughte to be no whoremonger nor
whore, in the people of God. Deutero.xxiii.c. A
man shulde then flye from an harlot. Pro.xxiii.c.
for he that ioyneth hymselfe with an harlot is
one bodye wyth her. i.Cor.vi.d
The whores and the publycanes do enter into
the kyngedome of god, and beleue the gospel
but the Pharyses beleue not. Mat xxi.c.
The vysyon of the greate whore, with wh&obar;
the kynges of the earthe haue done fornicacyon
Apoca.xvii.a.
¶ Wysdome
The wysdome of God is ryche ∧ profounde.
Roma.xi.d. whiche is Christ. Luc.xi.g. as is interpreted.
Mat.xxiii.d. i.Cor.i.d In whom the
treasures of wysdome ∧ of knowledge are hydden.
Collo.ii.a.
Of wysdom, loke Iam.i.a.iii,d. Iob.xxviii
a.xxxii.b. Proue.i.a.ii.c.iiii.a.viii.ix.xiiii a. Baruc.iii.b.
i.cor.xii.a. We ought to be fylled with
all wysdome in goodnes, and to be symple in
euell. Roma.xv.c
¶ Wytnesse
A man ought to beare no false witnesse. Exo.xx.c.
Deute.v.b
The wytnesse which God had made vs of his
sonne, is that by hym onely we haue euerlasting
lyfe. i.Iohn.v.c.
At the wytnesse of two or thre wytnesses, the
Idolatrer was stoned. Deuter.xvii.a.
The punyshement of a false wytnesse. Deute.xix.d.
Prouer.xix.a.xxv.c.
The holy gost is a wytnesse that we be conuerted,
and oure synnes forgeuen by Christe
Actu.v.f.
The wytnesses of the resurreccyon. Lu.xxiiii.g.
Iohn.xv.d. Act.i.b.ii.b.e.x.f.
¶ Watche.
Christ c&obar;ma&ubar;deth all m&ebar; to watch. Mat.xxiiii
d.xxvi.c. Mar.xiii.d.xiiii.d. Lu.xii.e xxii.d. Apo.iii a.
at all tymes. Mat.xxv.a. Rom.xiii.c. i.Cor
xv.xvi.c. i.Thessal.v.a. i.Petr.iiii.b.v.c. Colos.
iiii.a. after the example of Paul. ii.Cor.vi.a
¶ Wydowe.
A man ought to do no hurte vnto wydowes.
Exod.xxii.d, Deut.xxiiii.d, but rather to norysh
them. Deute.xiiii.d. and to leaue them the leauynges
of theyr corne, grapes and olyues, Deu.xxiiii.d.
withoute takynge of theyr clothes to
pledge. In the same Chapter.c.
Of wydowes loke. Deut.x.d xxvi.a.xxvii.c. i.Timot.v.a.b.
i.Corin.vii.b. Actu.vi a
The Pharyses vnder the couler of prayer did
vndo the wyddowes, Matt.xxiii.b. Mar.xii.d.
Lucc.xx.g.
¶ Wyne.
Wyne reioyseth the herte of man, Iudit.ix.b
Psal.ciii.b. Eccli.iii.d
A man ought not to drinke ouer muche wyne
Ephe.v.d. Prou.xx.a. i.Tim.iii.c.v.d. Tit.ii.a,
The wyne of compunccyon, what it is. Psal.lx.a.
¶ Waye.
Christ is the waye, by which men go to the father,
Iohn.xiiii.a.
The waye of God is ryghtuous, Deut.xxxij.a.
Apoca.xv.b. Roma.xi.d. wherfore we oughte
to folow it. ii.Reg.xxii.c: which thynge the Idolatters
do not. Exod.ix.b.c. Deuter.ix.c.
¶ Wylle.
God had made all thynges by hys own wyl.
Ephes.i.b. Apoca.iiii.d. The whiche is immutable.
Prouer.xix.c. And the which no man c&abar; resiste.
Gen.l.c. An example of Ahab. ii.Par.xviii.g.
Also of Balam. Numer:xxii.d.
The wyl of God ought to be done ∧ know&ebar;
Roma.xii.a. Ephes.v.d. For he that doth it, is a
Christen man. Mat vii.c. An example in Iosue
∧ Caleb. Nume.xxxii.b.
It is the wyll of God, that we be sanctifyed
∧ purged of our synnes by Christ. Hebr.ii.c. To
thintente that we be holye. i.Thessa.iiii.a.v.c. ∧
that wyth well doynge we do stoppe the mouthes
of the wycked. i.Pet.ii.c.
We ought to praye that the wyll of God be
done. Mat.vi.a. After the example of Christe.
Iohn.iiii.d. Mat.xxvi. Also of Paul. ii.Tess.i.b.
Hebr.xiii.d. Also of Epaphras. Colos.iiii.c.
All ought to be commytted to the wyl of god
Iam.iiii d. An example in Ioseph. Gen.xlv.b.l.c
Also of Paule. Rom.xv.g. i.Corint.iiii.d.xvi.a
A man ought not to do hys owne wyl. Eccli.xviii.d.
but the wyll of God: for he that doth þe;,
abydeth euer more. i.Io.ii.c, and he that doth it
not, shalbe beaten. Luc.xii.f.
¶ Wages.
A man ought not to withholde the wages of
the labourer. Deut.xxv.b.xxiiii.c
One ∧ the same wages is geuen to the fyrste
and to the last, to thintente that a man maye se,
that no man hath any thynge, but by the onelye
grace of God Mat.xx.a.
The wages promysed to them that suffre for
Christ. Mat.v.b. If they contynue in the fyre of
trybulacyon. i.Cor.iii.b.d.
z zele.
zele, what is sygnyfyeth, after the scripture.
iii.Reg.xix.b.
zele, for vengeaunce. Esa.xlii.c
The zele of God agaynst the euil m&ebar;. Deute.xxix.d.
The zele of Moses agaynst the Idolatrers
xxxii.f.
The zele of Iehu, for the honoure of God,
when he slewe all the Priestes of Baal. iiii.Re.x.d.e.
The zele of Phynehes, whiche slewe these
two that played the harlottes. Num.xxv.b
The zele of Eliah. iii.Reg.xviii d
¶ An ende of the Table of the
principal matters contayned
in the Byble.
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A perfect supputacyon of the yeares ∧ tyme from Adam vnto Christe, proued by the Scryptures, after the Colleccyon of dyuers Authours, by Edmund becke.
¶ The summe of the yeares of the
fyrste age.
From Adam vnto Noes floude are
a M.cccccc.lvi.yeares.
For when Adam was .C.xxx. yeares
olde, he begat Sethe.
Seth beyng C.v. yeares, begat Enos.
Enos beynge .xc. yeares, begat Caynan.
Caynan beyng .lxx. yeares begat Malalehel.
noteMalalehel beyng .lxvi. yeares begat Iared.
Iared at the age of .Clx. yeares begat Enoch
Enoch being .lxv. yeares begat Mathusaleth
noteMathusaleth at hys age of .Clxxxvij. yeares
begat Lamech.
Lamech beyng Clxxxij. yeares begat Noe.
Noe at the c&obar;minge of the deluge or mayne
floude was .cccccc. yeares olde, as apeareth
in the .v. of Genesis.
¶ The whole s&ubar;me of the yeares
are a .M.CCCCCC.lvi.
From the sayd deluge or floud of Noe
vnto Abraham departed fr&obar; Chalde
were .ccclxiij. yeares and ten dayes.
For þe; sayd floud contynued one whole yeare
∧ ten dayes. note
Sem (which was Noes sonne) begat Arphax
at .ij. yeares after that.
noteArphaxat begat Salah when he was .xxxv.
yeares olde. Salah beyng .xxx. yeares old
begat Heber.
noteHeber at hys age of .xxxiiij, begat Phalech.
Phalech beynge .xxx. yeares, begat Regu.
Regu beyng .xxxij. yeares, begat Saruch.
Saruch at hys age of .xxx. year. begat Nahor
Nahor being .xxix. yeares begat Thare.
Thare being .lxx. yeares begat Abraham
And Abraham departed from Chalde when
he was .lxx. yeares olde.
¶ These sayde yeares accompted
are .CCC.lxiij. yeares, ∧ .x. dayes.
From Abrahams departing from Vr in
Chalde vnto the departinge also of
the childr&ebar; of Israel are .cccc.xxx. yeares,
gathered as foloweth.
noteAbraham was in Charan .v. yeares, ∧ departed
in the .lxxv. yeare.
noteHe begat Isaac when he was .C. yeares olde
and in the xxv. yeare of his departinge.
noteIsaac begat Iacob when he was .lx. yeares
olde.
noteIacob went into Egypt with al hys familye
when he was a C.xxx. yeares olde.
noteIsrael was in Egypte cc.x. yeares. which remayne
from that tyme.
Then rebate lxxx. yeares from thys. For so
olde was Moyses when he conducted the
Israelytes from Egypte. note
So the surplussage of the yeares, that is to
saye .cxxx. are deuyded betwixte Amram ∧
Chath.
Then Chath begat Amr&abar; at hys age of .lxvij.
yeares.
Amram beinge .lxv. yeares begat Moyses
who in his .lxxx. yeare of his age departed
with the Israelites from Egypte.
¶ So after this supputacyon these
are the .CCCC. ∧ .xxx. yeares mencioned
in the .xij. of Exodi, ∧ the .iij.
of the Galathyans.
From the going of the Israelytes fr&obar;
Egypt vnto the first buylding of the
t&ebar;ple are .cccc.lxxx. yeares after thys
supputacyon ∧ accompt
noteMoyses remayned in the deserte or wyldernes
xl. yeares
noteIosue ∧ Othoniel xl. yeares. Aioth lxx. yeares.
Delbora xl. yeares. Gede&obar; xl. yeares: Abimelech
thre yeares. Thela xxiij. yeares. Iair xxij
yeares. Then were they withoute a captayn
vnto þe; xviij. year of Iepthe. noteIepthe vi. yeares
Abissam .vij. yeares. Elom .x. yearrs. Abaton
viij. yeares. Sampson .xx. yeares. noteHeli iudge
∧ prieste xl. yeares. Samuel ∧ Saule raigned
xl. yeares. Dauid was kyng .xl. yeares.
Salomon in the .iiij. yeare of hys raygne began
the buyldynge of the temple.
¶ These are the .CCCC.lxxx. yeares
mencyoned in the .iij. of the kinges
and the .vi.
From the first buylding of the temple
vnto the captiuite of Babil&obar; are .cccc.
xix. yeares ∧ a halfe.
noteSalomon raigned yet .xxxvi. yeares. Robo&abar;
xvij. yeares. Abia .iij. yeares. Asa .xli. yeares.
Iosaphat .xxv. yeares. Ior&abar; .viij. yeares. noteOchasias
one year. Athalia the Quene .vij. yeares.
Ioas .xl. yeares. Amasias .xxix. yeares.
noteOzias lij. yeares. Ioath&abar; .xvi. yeares. Achas
xvi. yeares. Ezechias xxix. yeares. Manasses
lv. yeares. noteAmon .ij. yeares. Iosias .xxxi. yeares.
noteIoachas .iij. monethes. Eliachim .xi. yeares.
Ioachim, Ieconias .iij. monethes.
And here begynneth the Captiuite of Babylon,
∧ not after the .xi. year of Zedechia wh&ebar;
bothe the temple ∧ the cytye was destroyed ∧
burned. Mathe .i. Ierem .xxiiij.xxv.
¶ The summe of these yeares are
CCCC.ix. yeare, ∧ vi. monethes.
Ierusalem was reedifyed ∧ buylded agayne
after the captiuite of Babylon a
hundreth .xliij. yeares.
noteThe captiuite contynued .lxx. yeares.
noteThe children of Israel were delyuered ∧ restored
to theyr fredom in the fyrst year of Cyrus.
noteThe temple was begonne to be buylded in þe;
ij. yeare of the sayde Cyrus, ∧ fynyshed in the
xlvi. yeare, which was þe; sixt year of Darius
After that Darius had raygned .xx. yeares.
noteNehemias was restoreed to libertye, ∧ went
-- --
to buylde the cytye, whiche was fynyshed in
the .xxxij. yeare of the sayde Darius.
noteAll the yeares from the buyldynge of the
temple agayne are .xxvi. yeares.
¶ The whole summe of yeares
amountes to a hundreth .xliij. yeares.
From the reedifyinge of the cytye vnto
the comminge of Christe are .cccc.
lxxxiij. yeares, after thys supputaci&obar;
or numbrynge.
It is mencyoned in the .ix. of Daniel, that
Ierusalem shulde be buylde vp agayne, and
that, from that tyme, vnto the comminge of
Christe are .lxvij. weekes, and euerye weeke
is rekened for seu&ebar; yeares. noteSo .lxvij. weekes
a mounte to foure hundreth .lxxxiij. yeares.
noteFor from the .xxxij. yeare of Darius vnto
the .xlij. yeare of Augustus, in the whyche
yeare oure Sauyoure Christe was borne, are
iust and complete so manye yeares, where vpon
we recken, that from Adam vnto Christ
are thre thousand, ix. hundreth .lxxiiij. and vi.
monethes and ten dayes. And from þe; byrthe
of Christe vnto thys presente yeare is .M.
D.xlix. And the whole summe and nombre
of yeares from the begynnynge of
the worlde vnto thys presente
yeare of oure Lorde God
a thousande .v. hundreth
.xlix. are
iust .v. thousande
v.
hundreth, and .xxiij. yeare
vi. monethes, and the
sayde odde ten
dayes.
¶ A Prologe shewynge the vse of the Scrypture.
Though a man
had a precyous
Iewel ∧ a rych,
yet yf he wyste
not þe; value therof,
nor wherfor
it serued, he were
nother the better
nor rycher of a
strawe. Euen so
though we read
the Scripture ∧
bable of it neuer
so muche, yet yf we knowe not the vse of it, ∧
wherfore it was geuen, and what is therein to
be soughte, it profyteth vs nothyng at all. It is
not ynoughe therfor to reade and talke of it only,
but we must also desyre God daye and night
instantly to open our eyes, ∧ to make vs vnderstande
and feale wherfore the Scrypture was
geuen, that we maye applye the medicyne of the
scrypture, euerye man to his owne sores, onlesse
we entende to be ydle dysputers, and braulers
aboute vayne wordes, euer gnawenge vpon the
bytter barcke wythoute, and neuer attaynynge
vnto the swete pyth within: and perseqnutynge
one another, for defendyng of lewde ymagynacyons
and phantasies of oure owne inuencion.
Paule in the thyrde of the second Epystle to
Tymothe sayth, that the Scrypture is good to
teache (for that oughte men to teache ∧ not dreames
of theyr owne making, as the Pope doth)
∧ also to improue, for the Scrypture is þe; tutchestone
that tryeth all doctrynes, and by that we
knowe the false from the true. And in the .vi to
the Ephesyans he calleth it the swerde of the
spyryte, because it kylleth hypocrytes, and vttereth
and improueth theyr false inuencions. And
in the .xv to the Romayns he sayes, all that are
wrytten, are wryten for oure learnyng, that we
thorowe pacyence and comfort of the scripture
myght haue hope. That is, the examples that
are in the scrypture, comforte vs in all our trybulacyons,
and make vs to put oure truste in
God, and pacyently to abyde hys leasoure. And
in the .x. of the fyrst to the Corynthyans he bringeth
in examples of the scrypture to feare vs, ∧
to brydle the flesh, that we cast not the yocke of
the lawe of God from of oure neckes, and fall
to lustynge and doynge of euyll.
So nowe the scrypture is a lighte, ∧ sheweth
vs the true way, both what to do, and what to
hope. And a defence from all erroure, and a comforte
in aduersytye that we despayre not, ∧ feareth
vs in prosperyte that we synne not. Merk
therfore in the Scrypture (as thou readest it)
fyrst the law, what God c&obar;maundeth vs to do.
And secundarely the promyses, which God promyseth
vs agayne, namelye in Christe Iesu our
Lorde. Then seke examples, fyrste of comforte
howe God purgeth all them that submytte th&ebar;
selues to walke in hys wayes, in the purgatory
of trybulacyon, delyuerynge them yet at the latter
ende, and neuer fearynge anye of them to
peryshe, that cleaue faste to hys promyses. And
fynallye, noote the ex&abar;ples whiche are wrytten
to feare the fleshe that we synne not. That is,
howe God suffereth the vngodly and wycked
synners that resyste God, and refuse to folowe
hym, to contynue in theyr wickednesse, euer waxynge
worse and worse vntyll theyr synne be so
sore increased, and so abomynable, that yf they
shulde l&obar;ger endure, they wold corrupt the very
-- --
electe. But for the electes sake. God sendeth th&ebar;
preachers. Neuerthelesse they harden theyr hartes
agaynste the truthe, and God destroyeth th&ebar;
vtterlye, and begynneth the worlde a newe.
Thys comforte shalte thou euermore fynd in
the playne texte ∧ literall sense. Nether is there
anye storye so homely, so rude, yea, or so vyle (as
it semeth outewarde) wherein is not exceading
greate comforte. And when some (whiche seme
to them selues greate clarkes) saye they wote
not what more profyte is in many textes of the
Scrypture, yf they be reade wythout an allegorye,
then in a tale of Robenhode, say thou: that
they were wryten for oure consolacyon, and c&obar;forte,
that we despayre not, yf such lyke happen
vnto vs. We be not holier then Noe, though he
were once droncke. noteNether better beloued then
Iacob, though hys owne sonne defiled his bed.
We be not holyer then Lot, though his doughters
thorowe ignoraunce deceyued him, nor paraduenture
holyer then those doughters. Neyther
are we holier then Dauid, though he brake
wedlocke, and vpon the same commytted abhomynable
murther. All those men haue wytnesse
of the scrypture that they pleased God, ∧ ware
good men both before that those thinges chaunsed
them and also after. Neuerthelesse soche
thynges happened them for oure example: not
that we shulde contrafayte theyr euyll, but yf
whyle we fyghte wyth our selues enforsyng to
walke in the lawe of God (as they dyd) we yet
fall lykewyse, that we despayre not, but come
agayne to the lawes of God, and take better
holde.
We read sence the tyme of Christes deathe,
of vyrgyns that haue bene brought vnto the comon
stues, and there defyled, ∧ of martyrs that
haue ben bounde, and hores haue abused theyr
bodyes. Why? The iudgementes of God are
botomlesse. Suche thynges chaunsed partelye
for examples, partelye God thorowe synne healeth
synne. Pryde can nether be healed, nor yet
appeare but thorowe such horryble dedes. Par
aduenture they were of the Popes secte, and reioysed
fleshly, thynkynge that heauen came by
deedes, and not by Christe, and that the outewarde
deed iustyfyed them, ∧ made them holye,
and not the inwarde spyryte receyued by faythe
and the consent of the harte vnto the lawe of
God.
As thou readeste therfore thincke that euerye
syllabe pertayneth to thyne owne self, and suck
out the pythe of the scrypture, and arme thy self
agaynst all assaultes. Fyrste note wyth stronge
faythe the power of GOD in creatynge all of
nought. Then marke the greuous fal of Adam
and of vs al in hym, thorow the lyght regard&ibar;g
of the commaundement of God. In the fourth
Chapter of Genesis, God turneth hym vnto Abel,
and then to hys offerynge, but not to Cain
∧ hys offerynge. Where thou seest that thoughe
the deades of the euyll apeare outewardelye as
gloryous as the deades of the good: yet in the
syght of God whiche loketh on the harte, the
deade is good because of the man, and not the
man good because of hys deade. In the .vi. God
sendeth Noe to preache to the wicked ∧ geueth
th&ebar; space to repent, they waxe hardharted, God
bryngeth them to nought. And yet saueth Noe:
euen by the same water by whiche he destroyed
them. noteMarke also what folowed the pryde of
the buyldynge of the toure of Babel.
Consydre howe God sendeth forth Abrah&abar;
out of hys owne countrey into a stra&ubar;ge lande
full of wycked people, and gaue him but a bare
promesse wyth hym that he wolde blesse hym, ∧
defende hym. Abraham beleued: and that word
saued and delyuered hym in all parelles: so that
we se, howe that mannes lyfe is not mayntayned
by bread only (as Christe sayeth) but muche
rather by beleuynge the promyses of God. Beholde
howe soberlye and howe circumspectely
bothe Abraham and also Isaac behaue themselues
amonge the infydeles. noteAbraham byeth
that whiche myghte haue bene geuen hym for
noughte, to cutte of occasyons. noteIsaac when his
welles whiche he had dygged, were taken from
hym, geueth roume, and resysteth not. Moreouer
they eate and sow, and fede theyr catel, and
make confederacions, and take perpetual truce
and do all outeward thynges: Euen as they do
whiche haue no faythe, for God hath not made
vs, to be ydle in thys worlde. Euery man muste
worke godly and trulye to the vttermost of the
power that God hath geuen hym: and yet not
truste therein: but in Goddes word or promesse:
and God wyll worke with vs, and brynge that
we do, to good effecte. And then when oure power
wyll extend no further, Goddes promesses
wyll worke all alone.
Howe many thynges also resisted the promesses
of God to Iacob? And yet Iacob c&obar;iureth
God wyth hys owne promesses, saying: O god
of my father Abraham: and God of my father
Isaac, O Lorde whiche saydeste vnto me, returne
vnto thyne owne countrey, and vnto the
place where thou wast borne, and I wyll do the
good. I am not worthy of the leste of those mercyes,
nor of that trouthe whiche thou hast done
to thy seruaunte. I went out but wyth a staffe, ∧
come home wyth .ii. droues, delyuer me oute of
the handes of my brother Esau, for I fear him
greatlye ∧c. And God delyuered hym, and wil likewyse
all that call vnto hys promesses with a
repentynge herte, were they neuer so great synners.
Mark also the weake infyrmytyes of the
man. He loueth one wyfe more then another,
one sonne more then another. And se howe god
purgeth hym. Esau threatened hym: Laban begyleth
hym. The beloued wyfe is longe baren:
hys doughter is rauyshed, hys wyfe is defyled,
and that of hys owne sonne. noteRahel dyeth, Ioseph
is taken awaye, yea and (as he supposed)
rente of wylde beastes, and yet howe gloryous
was hys ende. noteNote the wickednesse of his children,
yea and the synne of them, and howe God
thorow their own wickednes saued th&ebar;. These
examples teache vs that a man is not at once
perfecte the fyrste day he begynneth to lyue wel.
They that be stronge therfore, must suffre with
the weake, and helpe to kepe them in vnyte and
peace one wyth another vntyll they be str&obar;ger.
Note, what the brethren sayd wh&ebar; they were
attached ∧ arested in Egypt, we haue verely synned
(said they) aga&ibar;st our brother, in þt; we sawe
þe; anguishe of hys soule, note when he besought vs, ∧
wolde not heare hym, aud therfore is thys trybulacyon
come vpon vs, by whiche ex&abar;ple thou
seyste, howe that conscyence of euyll doynges
fyndeth men oute at thr laste, but namelye in tribulacyon
and aduersite. There temptacyon and
also desparacyon, yea, and the very paynes of
hell fynde vs oute. There the soule feleth the
feaurse wrath of God, and wysheth mountaynes
to fal on her, and to hyde her, yf it were possyble,
from the angrye face of God. noteMarke also
howe lyttel an occasyon. Dina goeth but forth
alone to se the doughters of the countreye, and
howe greate myscheue and trouble folowed?
Iacob loued but one sonne more then another,
and how greuous murther folowed in theyr hertes.
These are examples for oure learnynge to
teache vs to walke warelye, and cyrcumspectly
in the face of the world and weake people, that
we gyue no man occasyons of euyll. noteFynallye,
se what God promysed Ioseph in hys dreames,
those promyses, accompanyed him alwayes,
and wente doune wyth hym euen into the
deape donge&obar;, and brought hym vp agayn, and
neuer forsoke hym, tyll all that was promysed
was fulfylled? These are examples wryten for
oure learnynge (as Paul sayth) to teache vs to
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truste in God in that stronge fyre of trybulaci&obar;
and purgatorye of oure fleshe. And that they
which submytte them selues to folowe GOD
shulde note and marke suche thynges, for theyr
learnynge and comforthe, it is the fruite of the
Scrypture, and cause why it was wrytten, and
wyth suche a purpose to reade it, is the waye
to euerlastynge lyfe, and to those is yoyfull blessynges
that are promysed vnto all nacyons
in the seade of Abraham, whiche
seade is Iesus Christ our Lorde
to whome be honour and
prayse for euer, and
vnto God our
father thorowe
him.
¶ The names of all the bokes of the Byble, and the contente of the Chapters of euerye boke.
¶ The bokes of the olde Testament.
Genesis, or the fyrste of Moses.Chapters.l.
Exodus, or the second of MosesChapters.xl.
Leuiticus or the thyrd of MosesChapters.xxvii.
Numeri, or the fourthe of Moses.Chap xxxvi.
Deuteronomi&ubar;, or þe; fyft of Moses.cha xxxiiii.
Iosua.Chapters.xxiiii.
Iudges.Chapters.xxi.
Ruth.Chapters.iiii.
The first of Samuel, or the fyrst of the KyngesChapters.xxxi.
The seconde of Samuel, or the seconde of the Kynges.Chapters.xxiii.
The thyrde of the Iynges.Chapters.xxii.
The fourthe of the Kynges.Chapters.xxv
The fyrst of the Chronycles, or of Paralyppomenon.Chapters.xxix.
The seconde of the Chronycles, or of Paralyppomenon.Chapters.xxxvi.
The fyrste of Esdras.Chapters.x.
Nehemiah or the seconde of Esdras.Chap.xiii
Esther.Chapters.x
Iob.Chapters.xlii.
The Psalmes.Chapters.L.I.
The Prouerbes.Chapters.xxxi.
The boke of the preacher or Ecclesiastes.Chapters.xii.
The ballet of ballettes of Salomon, or Canticum canticorum.Chapters.viii.
¶ The Prophetes.
Esaye, or Isaiah.Chapters.lxvi.
Ieremie or Ieremiah.Chapters.lii.
The lamentacyons of Ieremye, or ThrenorumChapters.v.
Ezechiel, or Iehezekiell.Chapters.xlviii
Daniel.Chapters.xii.
Oseas, or Hosea,Chapters.xiiii.
Ioel.Chapters. iii.
Amos.Chapters: ix
Abdi, or AbdiahChapters.i
Ionas, or Ionah.Chapters.iiii.
Micheas, or Micheah.Chapters.vii.
Nahum, or Naum.Chapters.iii
Abacuk, or Habacuck.Chapters.iii.
Sophonias, or zophoniah.Chapters.iii
Aggeus, or Haggeus.Chapters.ii
zacharye, or zachariah.Chapters.xiii
¶ The Apochripha.
The thyrde of Esdras.Chapters.ix.
The fourthe of Esdras.Chapters.xvi
Tobiah, or TobyeChapters.xiiii.
Iudith or IehudithChapters.xvi.
The reaste of the bobe of Esther.Chapters.vii.
The boke of wysdome, or Sapientia.Chap.xix
The boke of Iesus, or Iesua, the sonne of Syrach, or Ecclesiasticus.Chapters.li.
Baruch the Prophet, with the Epistle of IeremyeChapters.vi.
The songe of the thre chyldren in the ou&ebar;.cha.i
The storye of Susanna.Chapter.i
The storye of Bell .∧cChapter.i.
The prayer of manasseh.chapter.i.
The fyrst of the Machabees.chapters.xvi.
The seconde of the Machabees.chapters.xv
¶ The newe Testament.
The Gospell of S. Mathewe.chapters.xxviii
The Gospell of T. Marckechapters.xvi.
The Gospell of S. Luke.chapters.xxiiii.
The Gospell of S. Iohn.chapters.xxi.
The Actes of the Apostleschapters.xxviii.
The Epystles.
S. Paule to the Romaynes.chapters.xvi
The fyrste to the Corynthyans.chapters.xvi
The seconde to the Corynthyans.chapters.xiii
To the Galathyans.chapters.vi.
To the Ephesyans.chapters.vi.
To the Phylyppyans.chapters.iiii.
To the Colossyans.chapters.iiii.
The fyrst to the Thessalonians.chapters.v
The seconde to the Thessalony&abar;s.chapters.iii.
The fyrst to Tymothe.chapters.vi.
The seconde to Timothechapters.iiii.
To Tituschapters.iii.
To Philemon.chapter.i.
The fyrste Epystle of S. Peter.chapters.v
The seconde of Saynte Peter.chapters.iii.
The fyrst of S. Iohn.chapters.v
The seconde of S. Iohn.chapter.i.
The thyrde of S. Iohn.chapter.i.
To the Hebrues.chapters.xiii.
The Epystle of S. Iames.chapters.v
The Epystle of .S. Iudas.chapter.i.
The Reuelacyon or Apocalypsis of S. Iohn.Chapters.xxii.
¶ All these thynges are the boke of lyfe,
the couenaunte of the hyest, and the
knoweledge of the trueth.
Eccle.xxiiij.c.
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A Regyster or a bryefe rehersall of the names of the moost famous ∧ notable persons, mencyoned in the olde and newe Testamente.
Adam. Genesis.i.
Abel.Genesis.iiij.
Seth.iiij.
Enos.iiij. ∧ .v.
Enoch.v
Noe.vi.vij.viij.
Thare.xi.
Abraham.xi. ∧ so to the .xxv.
Isaac.xviij.
Iacob.xxv. ∧ of him to the ende of
Genesis.
Ioseph.xxxvij.
Moses.Exodi.i.
Aaron.iij.
Ietro. father in lawe to Moses .ij.
Eleazar. the sonne of Aaron.
Numeri.xxvi.
Phinees the sonne of Eleazar.xxv.
Iehosua.xxvij.
Caleb. the sonne of Iephone. xiiij.
Othoniel. Iosue.xv.
Aioth. Iudicum.xiij.
Sangar. Iudicum.iij.
Gedeon.vi.vij.viij.
Thola.x.
Iair.x.
Iepte.xi.
Abessan.xx.
Ahialon.xij.
Sampson.xiij. ∧ of him to the.xvij.
Esron Aram Aminadab Naason
Salomon Booz Obed Isai
Ruth.i.ij.iij.iiij.
Helcana.i.Reg.ij.
Samuel.i.Reg.ij.
Nathan the Prophete.ij.Reg.xij.
Dauid.i.reg.xvi. ∧ of him.iij reg.iij
Salomon.ij.reg.ij. vnto the .xij.
Ahias.iij.Reg.xi.
Hiehu.iij.Reg.xi.
Helias.iij.Reg.xvij.
Micheas.iij.Reg.ij
Helizeus.iiij.Reg.ix
Hiehu þe; sonne of Iosaphat.iiij.re.ix
Ezechias.iij. Reg.xviij xix.xx
Esaias the Prophet.iiij.Reg.xx.
Iosias.iiij. Reg.xxi
Hieremias. Hiere.i. ∧ of him to the
ende of the boke.
Ezechiel ∧ the xij. Prophetes, Osee
Iohel, Amos, Abdias, Ionas, Micheas,
Naum, Habacuck, Sophonias,
Haggeus, Zacharias, Malachias.
Oseas dyd prophecye in the time
of Ozias, Ioathan, Achas, ∧ Ezechias
kinges of Iuda, ∧ in þe; tyme
of Ieroboam sonne of Ioas, kynge
of Israel. Amos in the time of Ieroboam,
Micheas in the tyme of Ioathan,
Achas ∧ Ezechias.
Sophonias in the time of Iosue
Aggeus in the tyme of Zorobabel
Icchonias the sonne of Hieremye,
∧ the Rachabytes. Hietem.xxxv
Abdemelech Hieremy.xxxviij.
Zorobabel Hieremye.xxxix
Iesus the sonne of Iosedech
Esras In hys boke.
Both the Tobias in theyr boke.
Mardocheus in the boke of Hester
Iob, rede hys boke
Naaman iiij.Regum.v
Mathathias, ∧ hys v.sonnes. Iohanna
otherwise called Gaddis: Simon
or Tharse: Iudas or Machabeus.
Eleazar or Aaron: Ionathan or
Aphus: reade the bokes of Macha.
Baruch the sonne of Nerie, reade
hys boke
Zacharias ij. Paralipome.xxiiij.
&rhand; The famous men of the
newe Testamente.
Mathewe. Ioseph: Iohn Baptista.
Marcke. Zacharias.
The .xij. Apostles of Christ.
Symon Peter, Andrewe, Iames ∧
Iohn, Philyp ∧ Barthelmew, Mathew
∧ Thomas, Iames the sonne
of Alphee, Symon Zelotes, Iudas
Iacobi, Iudas Iscaryoth, Actu.x.
Ioseph of Arimathia. Math.xxvij.
Iohn Apostel. Luke the Phisicion.
Lazarus. Ioan.xi.xij. Nicodemus.
Ioan.iij. Paul and his mayster Gamaliell.
Actu.v. Cornelius. Actu.x
Apollo. Actu.xviij. Dionisius Ariopagyta,
Actu.xvij. Aquyla.xviij.
Seuen Deacons.
Steuen, Phylyp, Prochorus, Nicanor,
Tim&obar;, Parmenas, ∧ Nicolas.
Actu.vi.
Agabus the Prophete. Actu.xi.
Ananias.ix. Timotheus.xvi. Titus
Ioseph called Barsabas and Mathias.
Actu.i. Iosue. Actu.xiiij.
&rhand; The wycked men of the
olde Testamente.
Cain, The Gyauntes, Nymrod,
Cham, Ismael, Esau, Sichem Her,
Abian, Nadab, Achab, Ochozyas,
Achas, Manasses, Amm&obar;, Onan,
Pharao, Adonisedech. The Beniamytes:
The sonnes of Heli, The s&obar;nes
of Samuel, Saule, Doech, Goliath,
Agag, Nabal, Ioab, Baana,
Rechab, Absalon, Ammon, Semei,
Achitophel, Siba, Roboam, Ieroboam,
Ioachin, Sedechias.
The Iudges of Susanna.
The Pryestes of Bel. Phassur, Semeias,
Ismael, Aman, Nabuchodonosor,
Antiochus, Alcimus, Tripho
Andromicus, Giezi.
¶ The wycked men of the
newe Testamente.
Herodes. Iudas. Cayphas wyth
hys companye. Pylatus, Bariehu,
Symon, Alexander, Hymeneus, I&abar;nes,
Mambre, Diotrephes, Demetrius,
Ananias.
&rhand; The famous wemen of
the olde Testamente.
Eua, Sara, Rebecca, Rachel, Lya,
Sephora, Maria, Delbora, Ruth,
Raab, Bethsaba, Susanna, Iudith,
Esther, Anua the wyfe of Helcane.
Abigayl, Olda, Sarepta the wyddowe.
The Quene of Saba.
Sunamitis. Sara, the wyfe of Raguel.
&rhand; The famous wemen of
the newe Testamente.
Marye the mother of Christe. Elyzabeth.
Anna the Prophetysse. Martha.
Magdalena. Ioanna the wyfe
of Cuse Herodes stuard, and Such
whiche mynystred vnto Christe of
theyr substaunce. Luke.viij.
Samarytana. Syropheuyssa.
Lydya. Tabytha.
&rhand; The wycked wemen of
the olde Testamente.
Dalila Sampsons wyfe.
Iezabel.
Athalya Putipharis wyfe.
The Moabytes, the wyues and c&obar;cubynes
of Salomon, amongeste
whome Cozbi was chyefe.
Michol, the doughter of Saule, the
wyfe of Dauid.
Anna, the wyfe of Tobias.
The wyfe of Iob.
The wycked wemen of the
newe Testamente.
Herodias the wyfe of Phylyp.
Math.iiij.
Saphyra. Actu.v.
Babylon the great harlot, and str&obar;pet
of fornicacyon.
T. Matthew [1549], The Byble, that is to say all the holy Scripture: In whych are c&obar;tayned the Olde and New Testamente, truely ∧ purely tr&abar;slated into English, ∧ nowe lately with greate industry ∧ dilig&ebar;ce recognised. [Edited by Edmund Becke.] (Imprinted by... Ihon Daye [etc.] and William Seres [etc.], London) [word count] [B05000].
